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Thread: What to do with the Old Sailor's Naval Rating's uniform from WW2

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    Default What to do with the Old Sailor's Naval Rating's uniform from WW2

    Been finding things again - and I'd forgotten that I had this - Dad's naval rating's uniform from WW2.

    Any ideas of what to do with it?

    It's the pure wool top and bell bottom trousers and the square collar (the hat is missing - believed 'borrowed' by the village W.I.)

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    Default Re: What to do with the Old Sailor's Naval Rating's uniform from WW2

    I'd ask the local W.I if they have it, as the old sailor would like it back, then maybe donate the whole thing to a local museum or archives (Archives being better than museums in retaining things for posterity)
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    I would shove it on the OS and give him the money, fancy dress, re enactment things like that or a collector who has a hat may buy it.

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    If you can get the hat back then the museum of costume in Bath might be interested for their 1940's collection. As Buttons has said there is a market for these things, television companies and theatres are always on the look out for costumes, so you could sell it.

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    The hat disappeared years and years ago via the local WI Am Dram group.

    Wondered about the Fleet Air Museum at Yeovil - I can only ask

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    I think you will find that museums only want unusual stuff - there were an awful lot of ratings in WWII! But, personally, I'd sell it then you know that someone who wants it has it.
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    Default Re: What to do with the Old Sailor's Naval Rating's uniform from WW2

    Have at last found a new home for my father's uniform.

    It's going to the http://www.waryearsremembered.co.uk/ Collection/museum in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland.

    https://www.facebook.com/SaveWarYearsRemembered/

    We're delivering it to the museum when we're over in Ireland in September.

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