Originally Posted by
Treble one
I'm thinking this was in the 70's Danny? 15 guineas for an Officers greatcoat huh? I believe you had to buy all your own kit in those days but did get an allowance?
IIRC, in 1965 I received c. £150 Initial Officers Outfitting Allowance, which provided me with No.1, No.5, SD Hat and Greatcoat (and a few oddments). I unwisely spent £115 of that on a car, and was paying the Tailor for some years afterwards!
TTN ... can you recall how much we received back then?