Canada. A Denison Smock Of Sergeant Gus Parker,1St Canadian Parachute Battalion, D-Day Invasion GTRexclude 1943 at Quebec City

1943 at Quebec City

recipient's name hand scratched on reverse (HIRK)

Hughes claims to have met and corresponded with many British

Type II with the Bust of Italo Balbo

Canada. A Denison Smock Of Sergeant Gus Parker,1St Canadian Parachute Battalion, D-Day Invasion GTRexclude 1943 at Quebec CityThis is the Denison Smock used by airborne forces. It is fabricated from a thick windproof cotton and bears a camouflage print that exhibits bold "brush strokes", in dark green and brown on a khaki field. The pattern was officially known as Drill No. 4 Camouflaged. It is designed in a pullover style, with a square cut collar, the inside of which is lined in an Angola Drab. The shoulder straps incorporate the same camouflage pattern as the rest of the