British Great coat

[browningautorifle]

When doing that sort of training, the first thing we were taught was to get rid of the outer wear and footwear. There's no way I'd be going into the water with anything, and I'd be stripping once in if dumped in. Anyone that had a greatcoat once they got back to England either didn't have to swim or was given it on board the shipping...

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[Gil Boyd]

As the younger generation get more education, and are genuinely interested in the sacrifice their fathers and grandfathers made in conflicts such as WW2 in films like this, (where celebrities play lead roles), what these films do start, is start a mad rush on dress codes, and I can therefore see a mad rush on buying these "great coats" up ready for the winter!

Used to be everywhere in the 60's along with Busby's, Guardsmans jackets etc good old Carnaby Street, Soho, London, W1