Object number
201909.1
Title
Leather Jerkin
Description
A World War Two leather jerkin belonging to Major John L Paisley during the Normandy Campaign. A tan coloured leather with a round neck and space for four button (only three are present). The lining is course and khaki coloured. The reverse of the jerkin bears damage from an exploding concrete mixer that was hit by enemy aircraft strafing while Major Paisley was commanding a road construction unit.
Date
1944 - 1945
Production period
World War Two, 1939-1945, World War Two, North West Europe, 1944-1945, Windsor, 1910-
Material
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