Original British WWII 49th West Riding Division Royal Engineers Captain’s Battledress Uniform with Ribbon Bar German Ordnance once in London

once in London

Route 10 Box 321

After more than two years of fighting

locally manufactured probably entirely by hand

Original British WWII 49th West Riding Division Royal Engineers Captain’s Battledress Uniform with Ribbon Bar German Ordnance once in LondonOriginal Item. Only One Available. The 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. During the Second World War, the division fought in the Norwegian Campaign and in North western Europe. This is a gorgeous Battledress uniform for a Captain in the Royal Engineers of the 49th Infantry Division. This could indicate him being in the 228th, 229th, 230th, and 231st Field Companies pre 1941, or the 289th, 294th, 756th,