17th Duke of York’s ‘Royal Canadian Hussars’ – Battle Dress Jacket

RARE original WWII 17th Duke of York’s ‘Royal Canadian Hussars’ battle dress jacket. This is a Canadian battle dress blouse is ‘out of the woodwork’. The jacket’s manufacturing stamp is not legible, but I believe this is a size 9 jacket. All insignia are original and period-applied, including a pair of English-made printed canvas shoulder titles for the 17th Duke of York’s and rank pips on both shoulder straps for a Lieutenant. The jacket shows signs of wear and damage; please refer to the photos for details. Both upper arms show shadowing from 3rd Canadian Infantry Division patches, which appear to have been removed by the Lieutenant for unknown reasons.

This is a field-worn example of a hard to find 17th Duke of York’s ‘Royal Canadian Hussars’ battle dress blouse.

On June 6, 1944 the 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars) participated in D-Day when members of B Squadron tasked as Beach Exit Parties and Brigade Contact Detachments landed on Juno Beach in Normandy. By July 17, 1944 the entire regiment was functioning as a Unit and continued to do so until the German surrender in 1945. The 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars) campaigned through Europe winning eleven Battle Honours