Black canadian uniform

[NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)]

Hi,
Anyone know what is this ww2 canadian black unifom i put a normal greend trouser to see the difference
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[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Two often quoted theories. One is for POW's held in Canada, the other is post war died for factory workers. Are the inside cotton pockets still there? Are they died black too?

[NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

Two often quoted theories. One is for POW's held in Canada, the other is post war died for factory workers. Are the inside cotton pockets still there? Are they died black too?

Hi,
i saw a pic of the armour having black uniform

[NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)]

here a pic with black unifom and not coverhall i think

[NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)]

Hi,
here is some old stiching patch on the shoulder

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Definitely there were black armoured corps coveralls, and your pic in front of that beast of an armoured car sure looks like black battledress for the same reason. I can't confirm, maybe somebody else can.

The pics of your battledress sure looks as if the internal cotton pockets were died instead of the whole tunic made from black wool. I also see the CWA stamp on the collar. This is not the C/|\ acceptance stamp. It was basically a sold surplus stamp which might suggest a post war die job for whatever reason. Or a WW2 armoured corps/POW one sold surplus? I guess that might depend on if you can determine if the stamp was pre or post die job.

Contact Ed Storey, he's an expert on this sort of thing.

One last comment. The stitching does indicate some shoulder title was there. But....if this is a period correct battledress for armoured corps use there is a problem. The black would have been a very early war thing well before they used sewn on shoulder titles. Later in the war the black battledress (if such a thing existed) would have been abandoned and titles sewn on khaki battledress. So basically, a black battledress and sewn on titles are historically mismatched.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

If there is such a thing as a black armoured corps battledress (which I haven't seen evidence of in a great many years of following this sort of thing, but anything's possible) I would think it would be purpose made such that it would have tan cotton pockets, cuffs, collar, etc. like a regular battledress and be marked and stamped to reflect what it is. Perhaps "Blouses, Battledress, Armoured Crewman's"

On the other hands, what's not to say some unit unofficially did up a batch of black battledress? Or some returning veteran repurposed his issued battledress?

[David Dunlop]

Was black wool Battle Dress ever issued/considered for RCN or RN personnel for certain circumstances?

David

[edstorey]

Yes, the RN had a dark blue BD working uniform during the war, but not the RCN until after the SWW.

[NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)]

Originally Posted by edstorey

Yes, the RN had a dark blue BD working uniform during the war, but not the RCN until after the SWW.

hi,
i found that on ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373715197563

[edstorey]

Yes, you have found a SWW British Army BD blouse which has been dyed blue and had RCN badges applied.