All Officers and Warrant Officers Class 1, were expected to purchase Service Dress. The Service Dress uniform consisted of a jacket and trousers made of drab wool barathea and was very similar in style to that worn at the end of the First World War. It was worn with a shirt, necktie and brown shoes. By 1942, Warrant Officers Class 1 were no longer permitted to purchase Service Dress, but those in posession were permitted to wear it.
In 1942 an "Austerity Pattern" Service Dress was introduced in order to save cloth. The pleats on the breast pockets were omitted, the waist pockets were internal, and the jacket sleeves had plain cuffs. This pattern was discontinued at the end of the war.
The image above is that of an "Austerity Pattern" Service Dress jacket worn by Major L.M.(Len) Fourney, Canadian Provost Corps. Collar badges are the bronze officer pattern. Note that embroidered shoulder titles are not worn on this uniform, either brass, bronze, or gilt Canada titles are worn. The brass buttons are standard Canadian General Service pattern.
A leather Sam Browne belt with a single cross strap over the right shoulder was worn with this uniform. Unless the officer was doing duty as Orderly or Picquet Officer, the belt was removed when the Officer was in the Mess. The collar and tie was often worn with a plain gilt pin securing the tie in place.
