{"product_id":"ww1-1917-captains-rifle-brigade-no-1-dark-green-jacket-named","title":"WW1 1917 Captain's Rifle Brigade No.1 Dark Green Jacket Named","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRare Original WW1 1917 British Army Captain's Rifle Brigade dark (rifle) green No.1 Uniform Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNamed to captain W H Purvis. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBlack Bakelite Rifle Brigade buttons  throughout - all present\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDarkened metal captain's rank pips to the shoulders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFabric medal ribbon bar containing the WW1 War and Victory medals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCondition is fair with a number of areas of  moth damage, with one particularly bad patch under one arm though this is not visible in most views.  See photos of the moth holes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMakers label for Pulford \u0026amp; Sons London, and named and dated August 1917 on the label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChest is approx  37-38 inches.  Measures 19 inches armpit to armpit and 19 inches from armpit to cuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDespite the nothing, this is a rare WW1 jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWilliam Herbert Purvis volunteered following the death of his son John, and by using influence was commissioned into the 9th Btn RB as 2nd Lt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAlthough wounded in 1916, he continued with the Btn becoming Captain of his late son John's B company in 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJohn Rolf Purvis, son of W.H. Purvis, was born 2nd Jan 1894, commissioned 2nd Lt 9th Btn Rifle Brigade 28th Sept 1914, deployed to Flanders with 9th in may 1915, promoted captain 9th August 1915 and was killed at Bellewarde Ridge whist leading B company in an attack on 25th Sept 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peaks Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54899124601171,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/3755\/7075\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_545f8d66-ef2e-483b-990d-886dbcd9368d.jpg?v=1788955000","url":"https:\/\/peaksmilitaria.com\/products\/ww1-1917-captains-rifle-brigade-no-1-dark-green-jacket-named","provider":"Peaks Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}