Highland Light Infantry of Canada – Battle Dress Jacket

Original WWII Highland Light Infantry of Canada (HLI of C) Battle Dress Jacket. Original, period-badged example featuring embroidered “Highland Light Infantry of Canada” shoulder titles, melton 3rd Canadian Infantry Division formation patches, Sergeant rank chevrons, service year chevrons, and a ribbon bar. The jacket shows some period tailoring, the back panel has been modified for a more desirable straight cut, and the collar has been opened up for a more stylish appearance. Good used condition overall, showing only a few small moth holes. Manufactured by S&G Clothing Co. Ltd., dated February 1945, size 10.

A scarce and desirable example from a hard-to-find regiment.

Historical background:
On 24 May 1940, The Highland Light Infantry of Canada mobilized for active service as The Highland Light Infantry of Canada, C.A.S.F. On 7 November 1940, the unit was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry of Canada, C.A.S.F.

On 20 July 1941, the battalion embarked for Great Britain. On D-Day — 6 June 1944 — the battalion landed in Normandy, France, as part of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, and continued to fight throughout North-West Europe until the end of the war..