Please help identify this uniform british airborne division

[Jerry B]

I don't doubt the battledress either but I do think it is a late war Australian item and I am not at all convinced by the insignia. However, "stranger things happen at sea" as the saying goes

Certainly clear close up images will help

Mark

West Aukland is in the UK and the maker were well known for making BD uniforms.

I saw this posted somewhere else and said the same, BD is real, all the rest looks fake and better pics are needed, but I would not expect my opinion to change.

[Jerry B]

I have now merged the two threads started on this outfit, both started on the same day in two sub sections within half an hour of each other.

I feel the lack of politeness and the posting of the same thread twice is pushing it a bit, repeat offending will be noted and acted on.

[Watchdog]

West Aukland is in the UK and the maker were well known for making BD uniforms.

D'oh! Co Durham of course but that isn't why I thought it was Australian, anyway Auckland would have meant NZ my geography isn't that bad

Thanks for the pointer

Mark

[Jerry B]

D'oh! Co Durham of course but that isn't why I thought it was Australian, anyway Auckland would have meant NZ my geography isn't that bad

Thanks for the pointer

Mark

Sorry to impugn your geographical skills Mark.

[Adrian Stevenson]

As already stated, real BD Blouse, but repro insignia.

[magdonna]

Thank you very much to all who replied.and regarding problems that Anon find-sorry but I have a life outside interent too and I'm unable to go online every time someone posts a raply.All opinions are highly appresiated,thank you.and sorry I posted in two different secions,i wasnt aware that it is not acceptable

[Jerry B]

Only one section is required unless it gets no answers for a long time.

[magdonna]

Thank you Anon,i will remember next time

[LucN]

Note that the light bulb badge on the lower arm was, how shall I put it, hardly likely to be worn by glider pilots.

[Watchdog]

Note that the light bulb badge on the lower arm was, how shall I put it, hardly likely to be worn by glider pilots.

Absolutely spot on! I was too busy looking at the other stuff and to my shame did not notice that! The so called "light bulb" badge is for personell who have undergone basic parachute training but not the pre-selection course for Parachute troops and are not employed in airborne units. The purpose is to create a pool of specialists who could be deployed by parachute if required. So as stated that would not apply to glider regiment pilots. Not impossible if the badge was earned earlier but highly unlikely given the fairly short timeframe in which all of this history occurred.

Regards

Mark