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Uniforms of WW2

This might be of help to anyone researching the ancestors with the lesser known uniform of Public Safety Officers (Inter Allied Control Commission for Germany).

Viv.

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Source: British Newspaper Archive
 
I thought this was an interesting account of the making of uniforms in Birmingham. It doesn’t give the name of the business. Viv.
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Officers could pop into Austin Reed in New Street for their uniform, with tailor-made or Ready-for-Service options.
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Source: British Newspaper Archive
 
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Thanks for that very interesting article, Viv. What I find staggering is the mention of a possible weekly wage of £25, even for skilled men such as these. That's about five times an average factory worker's income at the time. The price of the end-product - a hand-made officer's uniform - must have been equally eye-watering as a result.

Chris
 
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