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Scales of Issue
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| Australian
Imperial Force, 1915-1919: |
6
per man, one pair for each jacket and greatcoat. Auth. 1st Aust.
Divisional Order No. 562, 8.3.1915, and 3rd Aust. Div. Inst., para. 4,
August 1916. |
| Permanent
Military Forces, 1921-1943: |
4
per man, except for wan-ant officers of the AIC, RAE, Survey Corps,
AASC(P) and AAOC(P), and NCO's of the Survey Corps, who were only
issued 2 per man. Auth. SO Clothing Part 1, 1935. |
| Citizen
Military Forces, 1921-1942: |
2
per man, with an anticipated service life of five years (initially
three) for officers and four years for OR's. 'Auth. SO Clothing Part
H, 1921 and 1935. |
| Senior
Cadets, 1921-1942: |
Cadets:
I per cadet until 1926, then as CMF.
Captains and Lieutenants of Cadets: As for CW. Auth. SO Clothing Pt H,
1921, and as amended by Serial 14 notified by AAO 195/1927, 23.4.1927,
and SO Clothing Pt H, 1935. |
| Garrison
Battalions and personnel on Full Time Duty, 1940-1942: |
Other
than tropical stations: 4 per man, one pair for each jacket and
greatcoat. Tropical stations: Nil until at least December 1940 when I
per man for the hat band was issued to garrison troops in Darwin.
Auth. MBI 0.17/1940. Special Instructions in
Regard to Clothing, &c., Garrison Battalions, and Personnel Called
up for Full Time Duty. |
| Australian
Imperial Force, 1939-1942: |
4
per man, except officers appointed to transports for 'Voyage Only'.
Auth. Standing Orders, AIF, 1940, Chapter X, para. 209. MBI
59/1939, issued on 18.10.1939 in relation to the administrative
aspects of the formation of the 2nd AIF, provided for the issue of 3
pairs per man immediately prior to embarkation or as otherwise
authorised. ` This would
have been increased by at least July 1940, following authority for
wear on the greatcoat and hat. It was initially only possible to issue
two per man. |
| Voluntary
Aid Detachments, 1942: |
4
per VA serving in non-tropical areas and overseas, including
territories. 3 per VA serving in tropical areas. Auth. GRO 0.348/1942.
War Scales of Clothing and Necessaries for Personnel of Voluntary Aid
Detachments - Full Time Duty. |
| Aust.
Army Nursing Service, 1942-1949: |
4
per all ranks, regardless of area. Auth. GRO 0.327/1942.
War Scales of Clothing, Necessaries and Personal Equipment for
Personnel of the Australian Army Nursing Service - Full Time Duty. |
| Aust.
Army Medical Women's Service, Aust. Women's Army Service, and, AAMC
(Female Officers), 1942-1949: |
5
per all ranks, regardless of area. Auth. GRO 0.554/1943.
War Scales of Clothing and Necessaries for Army Women's Services (Full
Time Duty) |
| Volunteer
Defence Corps, 1942-1945: |
Normal
scale - 5 per man. Tropical scale - I per man. Auth. GRO 0.372/1943. Amendment
to GRO 304/1943, Volunteer Defence Corps - Uniform and Equipment -
Scales of Issue.
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Australian
Military Forces (Other than Women's Services), 1942-1949:
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Scale
'A' (Normal) - 3 right arm patches and two left arm patches per man.
Scale 'B' (Tropical) - I right arm patch per man. Auth. GRO 0.349/1942
and 205/1943. War Scales of Clothing and
Necessaries for all ranks on Full Time Duty - A.M.F. (Other than
Women's Services), as amended up to August 1943.
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Note:
(a) GRO 0.560/1943 approved the issue of an additional set of service
dress in certain areas according to climatic conditions. One
additional set of colour patches was to be issued with each additional
S.D. Jacket.
(b) Quantities of left and right arm patches approved by GRO 349/1942
and 205/1943 would have been reversed for personnel of armoured
formations wearing berets.
Note: The various War Scales of Clothing and Necessaries, etc, were
cancelled by GRO 395/1944, 27.10.1944, and replaced by MGO Equipment
Order Clo - Gen/1 and Gen/3. |
