Is this a British dress jacket is this?

[Jason Roberts]

Hi all.

I usually hang out on the U.S. side but now come to you for some help. This jacket was one of my first purchases and is one of the two foreign jackets that I own. It has a tag with a name inside, I will try to post a picture of that tomorrow. I think that I ID'd the ribbons but man I can't remember anything as I get older. Could someone help me out with a description of what I have?

Thanks to all

Jason

[Jason Roberts]

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[Jason Roberts]

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Ribbons:

Military Cross.
General Service Medal and Mention in Despatches.
UN Cyprus
South Atlantic Medal with Operational Rossete.

Steve.

[Marc Sherriff]

Blue Patrol Jacket (sometimes known as No.1 Dress). Brigadiers Rank as indicated by the Stars and Crown on the shoulder straps. Late Royal Regiment of Artillery as shown by the buttons, details should be in the Army List if you have the Name. However these items are somtimes handed down and the name on the label may not be that of the last user. Medals as post 4 with the addition of the GSM is 1962-.

[Simon O.]

Not really my area but as an ex-Gunner its of interest. What's the name inside?

I took a look at the list of MC winners for the Falklands war and note only 1 to a member of the Royal Artillery Captain William Andrew McCracken, but he was in 148 Bty (Para-commando trained naval gunfire forward observers), it's not his.

The only other option is that it's an officer who won the MC in Northern Ireland as well as the MID.

I don't even know if the jacket is correct or not. In fact shouldn't the South Atlantic medal be before the GSM?

[Tony Farrell]

No, that's the order in which he received them (MC excepted). It looks fine to me.

[Jason Roberts]

Thanks for the help everyone.

Here is a shot of the tag. I gotta run to work but I'll be back.

Jason

[Jason Roberts]

Anyone have a way of tracing the name to possibly a photo?


Jason

[Marc Sherriff]

CARR, Robert Michael, M.B.E., D.F.C., i.d.c., j.s.s.c., p.s.c., p.l. Born 5/3/20. R.A. 2-Lt. 3/7/39. Lt. 3/1/41. (actg. Capt. 12/1/41 to 11/4/41; temp. Capt. 12/4/41 to 27/3/45). (War Subst. Capt. 28/3/45). Capt. 1/7/46. (actg. Maj. 28/12/44 to 27/3/45; temp. Maj. 28/3/45 to 16/2/48 & 25/6/49 to 16/1/52). Maj. 3/7/52. Lt-Col. (Brev.) 1/7/60. Subst. 26/1/61. (Supernumerary 26/1/64). Col. 7/5/63 (9/2/65). (temp. Brig. 9/2/65 to 30/12/66). Brig. 31/12/66. (L.G. 16/3/44.-D.F.C.)

As I wrote in my previous post, these jackets are handed down (or up) to others who are still serving as long as they are the in service pattern. You will see from the above that the original owner (CARR) of your jacket was not the end user.

[Simon O.]

Even senior officers?

From that combination of medals the last owner should be traceable, any RA officers got the MC and MID in NI and served in the combat zone during the Falklands?

[Jason Roberts]

CARR, Robert Michael, M.B.E., D.F.C., i.d.c., j.s.s.c., p.s.c., p.l. Born 5/3/20. R.A. 2-Lt. 3/7/39. Lt. 3/1/41. (actg. Capt. 12/1/41 to 11/4/41; temp. Capt. 12/4/41 to 27/3/45). (War Subst. Capt. 28/3/45). Capt. 1/7/46. (actg. Maj. 28/12/44 to 27/3/45; temp. Maj. 28/3/45 to 16/2/48 & 25/6/49 to 16/1/52). Maj. 3/7/52. Lt-Col. (Brev.) 1/7/60. Subst. 26/1/61. (Supernumerary 26/1/64). Col. 7/5/63 (9/2/65). (temp. Brig. 9/2/65 to 30/12/66). Brig. 31/12/66. (L.G. 16/3/44.-D.F.C.)

As I wrote in my previous post, these jackets are handed down (or up) to others who are still serving as long as they are the in service pattern. You will see from the above that the original owner (CARR) of your jacket was not the end user.

Thanks for the help everyone. Wasn't Carr the end user? Are you saying this based on the ribbons?

Jason

[Simon O.]

The only thing that can be said for certain is that those ribbons are not Carr's