UNIFORM, MILITARY

Description: PAIR OF OLIVE DRAB WOOL SERGE ARMY ISSUE BATTLE DRESS PANTS, W/ 4 OUTER POCKETS & 5 BUTTON FLY. MARKED INSIDE POCKET "BATTLE DRESS TROUSERS SERGE, HEIGHT 3'5" TO 6'6", WAIST 31" TO 32" BREECH 37" TO 38",..CRAFT UNIFORM CO., 1953". ALSO MARKED ON THE INSIDE OF THE WAISTBAND "SIZE NO. 5" AND CANADIAN MANUFACTURE MARKING OF ARROW WITHIN CIRCLE AND THE NUMBERS "602".

History: 6TH FIELD ENGINEERS VANCOUVER REGIMENT. DONOR JOINED AFTER BATTLE OF CAEN, FOLLOWING D-DAY IN JUNE 1944 AS A REPLACEMENT. *UPDATE* IN 2012 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT DAVID SMITH CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. HE LEARNED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: ACCORDING TO JOHN EDMOND HEATH’S OBITUARY IN THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD, “HEATH PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010 AT THE AGE OF 88 YEARS. JOHN WAS BORN IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO. HE WAS IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS IN WORLD WAR II AND TOOK PART IN THE D DAY LANDING. HE STAYED WITH THE ARMY FOR 25 YEARS, THEN WENT BACK TO COLLEGE TO BECOME A SCHOOL TEACHER, THEN ENDED HIS WORKING DAYS IN THE POSTAL SERVICE ON SPECIAL GOVERNMENT MAIL.” IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN HEATH MOVED INTO THE LETHBRIDGE REGION. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE.