Beautiful Original WW2 Indian Medical Service Lieut Colonels Mess Jacket - Named and dated 1938
Black Jacket with black taffeta lapels, scarlet piping and black velvet cuff facings.
With metal rank crown / pips for a Lieutenant Colonel.
Original dark metal Indian Medical Service collar badges
Original Indian Medical Service gilt buttons on both cuffs, shoulders and to the front
No fastening on the jacket (by design), and there are false button holes.
Lovely satin quilted lining.
Makers and name label for F H Pitman & Co Ltd of Lahore
Named to Colonel F A Barker
Chest Size approx 35-36 inches. Armpit to armpit measurement is 18 inches. Armpit to cuff is 16.5 inches
Condition is very good to excellent.
Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. Barker was an officer in the Indian Medical Service (IMS) who served as a senior medical officer in British India, specializing in prison administration and jail management.
Key Service Details
Rank and Service: Lieutenant-Colonel, Indian Medical Service (IMS).
Jail Superintendent: In 1912, he was a Captain and served as the Superintendent of the cellular and female jails and Civil Surgeon at Port Blair (Andaman Islands).
Retirement: He retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with a noted retirement date in some records as 27 December 1948, though he was already mentioned as a Lieutenant-Colonel as early as 1939.
Honours: He was a Companion of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)
