PANTS

Description: DRAB GREEN WOOL SERGE PANTS WITH A LARGE PATCH POCKET ON THE LEFT THIGH, DESIGNED TO HOLD MAPS AND OTHER ITEMS, AND A SMALLER POCKET ON THE UPPER RIGHT THIGH WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD A FIRST AID DRESSING. ALSO HAS BUTTON FLY, HIP AND ONE BACK POCKET. ON THE CUFF OF THE TROUSERS ARE TABS AND BUTTONS TO SECURE WEB ANKLETS/GATORS. STEEL BUTTONS WERE ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE TROUSER BRACES, AND BELT LOOPS FOR A BELT. STAMPED VERY LIGHTLY IN BLACK INK ON THE INSIDE FRONT ON THE LEFT SIDE ARE THE FOLLOWING MARKINGS VISIBLE "13 TROUSERS SIZE NO. 13 39 TO 40 PANT MFC. CO ONT." INSIDE RIGHT HAS VARIOUS HANDWRITTEN NUMBERS IN FELT. CONDITION LIKE NEW, EXCEPT LABELS WERE VERY WORN AND FADED.

History: HISTORY OF THIS PARTICULAR UNIFORM IS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, DONOR WAS THE LAST COMMANDER OF THE 18TH FIELD REGIMENT BEFORE IT SWITCHED TO THE 18TH AIR DEFENSE REGIMENT. DONOR WAS LATER COLONEL JACOBSON, COMMANDER OF SOUTH ALBERTA MILITIA DISTRICT, AND FINALLY COLONEL COMMANDANT OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF CANADIAN ARTILLERY. SOME UNIFORMS ARE FROM 1967-1970 (WITH MISSING PIECES) OF AN ARTILLERY OFFICER. COLLECTION WAS COMPLETE BUT SOME PIECES WERE LOST WHEN DONATED TO THE 18TH BATTERY, AND THEY WERE LATER RETURNED TO HIM ANONYMOUSLY. ARTIFACTS WERE DAMAGED IN A HOUSE FIRE IN 1981, WHEN DONOR'S HOME BURNED DOWN. DONOR IS NOW JUDGE RONALD JACOBSON. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE P19960106001-GA, AND THE ARCHIVES FILE P19901044000-GM.