Officer's light khaki Tropical Shirt with Captain's rank. There are Seaforth of Canada titles and 1st Canadian Infantry Division patches. This shirt was worn in Sicily and Southern Italy, 1943. This short is in the lower left corner of the attached photo from Colin Stevens. This is possibly an Aertex Bush Shirt worn by both officers and other ranks. Manufactured in Northern Ireland by Glenbroome Manufacturing. This shirt has plain breast pockets and non detachable epaulets. Aertex Lightweight Uniforms: Canadians wore British source summer weight uniforms almost exclusively in Italy during the summer. Made of a loose cotton weave fabric known as Aertex, the uniform consisted of a jacket, shirt, trousers or shorts. A number of variations of Aertex uniform exist, differing in material, type of buttons and the design and positioning of pockets. Shorts and "Bombay Bloomers" as well as long pants were issued with or without field dressing pockets. As well as being manufactured in England, Aertex clothing was made in a number of Commonwealth countries. Badges and insignia were either sewn directly onto the material, or attached with press studs. Badges were also commonly worn on armlets, on either or both arms. During the Second World War, KD was not issued to soldiers going to the United Kingdom. KD, or Summer Dress, was worn by Canadian soldiers in Hong Kong and Jamaica and other tropical climates, as well as in Canada during summer months as specified by commanders. Other Ranks' pattern Khaki Drill (KD) jackets were replaced with a newer pattern, being an open collar design based very closely on the new Canadian pattern open collared Service Dress jacket. Long pants were also made in KD material to be worn with the jackets, and web anklets replaced the puttees in some cases. KD was not issued to soldiers going to the United Kingdom. KD, or Summer Dress, was worn by Canadian soldiers in Hong Kong and Jamaica and other tropical climates, as well as in Canada during summer months as specified by commanders. In Europe, Canadian troops serving in North Africa and later Sicily and Italy wore British, Indian and US (War Aid) manufactured KD uniforms exclusively, as Canadian KD was not sent to Europe due to limited shipping space. British KD garments included a variety of uniform components including Aertex shirts, shorts, jackets, and trousers.