{"product_id":"beautiful-ww2-indian-medical-service-lieut-colonels-mess-jacket-lieut-colonel-f-a-barker","title":"SOLD! Beautiful WW2 Indian Medical Service Lieut Colonels Mess Jacket - Lieut-Colonel F A Barker","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBeautiful Original WW2 Indian Medical Service Lieut Colonels Mess Jacket - Named and dated 1938\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBlack Jacket with black taffeta lapels, scarlet piping and black velvet cuff facings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWith metal rank crown \/ pips for a Lieutenant Colonel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOriginal dark metal Indian Medical Service collar badges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOriginal Indian Medical Service gilt buttons on both cuffs, shoulders and to the front\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNo fastening on the jacket (by design), and there are false button holes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLovely satin quilted lining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMakers and name label for F H Pitman \u0026amp; Co Ltd of Lahore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNamed to Colonel F A Barker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChest Size approx 35-36  inches. Armpit to armpit measurement is 18 inches.  Armpit to cuff is 16.5  inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCondition is very good to excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLieutenant-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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Service Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRank and Service:\u003c\/b\u003e Lieutenant-Colonel, Indian Medical Service (IMS).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJail Superintendent:\u003c\/b\u003e 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRetirement:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonours:\u003c\/b\u003e He was a Companion of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peaks Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53491855130963,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/3755\/7075\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_a198baba-a317-4a21-bd3f-b5d2c3651b98.png?v=1776261539","url":"https:\/\/peaksmilitaria.com\/products\/beautiful-ww2-indian-medical-service-lieut-colonels-mess-jacket-lieut-colonel-f-a-barker","provider":"Peaks Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}