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Naval Reserve Uniform - Pea Jacket

Date1944
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Lorraine Shuttleworth, London, Ontario,1995.
Object number1995.021.003
Label TextLondoner Lieutenant James Shuttleworth wore this Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve pea jacket. He served on a frigate in the North Atlantic during the Battle of the Atlantic, helping to protect vessels from German submarine attacks. Those vessels carried crucial military supplies and personnel from Canada to the United Kingdom.
NameUnifrom, Military