WW2 British M.P. Uniform help
Article about: I recently acquired a “badly worn out” WW2 Officers uniform worn by British Member of Parliament Cecil Manning of the House of Commons Labour Party. This uniform was acquired from the fa
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the shoulder badge is lord lieutenant, try googling him to see if he ever held that position
obviously the trousers are clearly dated as WWII and the tunic is the early pattern, probably the same date as the trousers but cut to the earlier pattern, but the cap looks later
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever
its just an opinion.
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Thanks Jerry,
I’ve found Cecil Aubrey Gwynn Manning, a member of the Labour Party and Member of the House of Commons and during WW2 was very active in the ARP/ Air RAID Precautions and Civil Defense Organizations. The collector, who I got the uniform from stated that, At the time the uniform was acquired, the family also had Manning’s prosthetic right arm. But the thing that intrigued me, is that the names on the tags were for “Cornelius C. Manning M. P. “ with possible ID 13462. I assume this is the same person/M. P. ?
As far as “Lord Lieutenant “, I am not familiar with this rank. Is this rank only for Parliament Members? Unless his position with the ARP afforded this Rank?
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every part of the uk has a lord lieutenant but in this case I cannot help you, enjoy the search
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever
its just an opinion.
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