Title: Second World War Battle Dress Tunic Provenance: Brigadier Sherwood Lett Badges: Post-war "Seaforth Canada" cloth shoulder titles, division patch Material: Primary: khaki wool serge Secondary: cotton Size: Chest: 37" - 38" Markings: Size 8, height: 5'7" - 5'8", breast: 37-38. A label on the inside collar reads "Sherwood Lett" Maker: S & G Clothing Co Ltd - Montreal Damage: Sun damage on left side, hole under shoulder title on left sleeve, moth damage to front. Additional notes: Sherwood Lett was never a Seaforth. If one consults his biography ("Sherwood Lett: His Liffe and Times" by Reginald Roy, UBC, 1991), a clear timeline emergers of his Second World War military service. Lett's second war began with Major-General Victor Odlum asking him to take a demotion to become a Brigade Major in the 2nd Canadian Divsion in May, 1940. Lett accepted the position in 6th Brigade, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division on May 22nd, 1940, and entrained to Shilo. By October, 1940, 2nd Division was en route to England. Lett then was sent to the staff college in June of 1941, and became an acting Lieutenant-Colonel for General Staff. He then took over as Commanding Officer for the South Saskatchewan Regiment on December 1st, 1941. At no point in Lett's career did he serve with the Seaforths. I suspect this tunic made its way into the museum collection with the rest of Lett's uniforms, and someone subsequently added Seaforth shoulder and Division patches to make up a display. There is evidence that rank badges have been removed from the epaulettes and collar, which could support this assertion. Additionally, the cloth Seaforth shoulder titles for this tunic are very definately post-war, and the division patches have holes from where they were previously stitched. The left arm of the tunic is quite faded in comparison to the right, which supports the assertion that it was on display.