DPCU T-shirt : Captain B Seesink, Australian Army Training Team Iraq

Place Middle East: Iraq
Accession Number REL33581.003
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Uniform
Physical description Cotton
Maker Walkabout Leisurewear Pty Ltd
Place made Australia
Date made c 2002
Conflict Iraq, 2003-2013
Description

Faded and worn short sleeved Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU) T-shirt with white manufacturers tag on the inside rear of the collar. The name of the manufacturer, 'WALKABOUT' is faintly visible on the tag. The rear right stitching on the collar has partially come undone and is frayed.

History / Summary

This T-shirt was worn by Captain Ben Seesink who served with the Australian Army Training Team Iraq (AATTI) from 3 May to 28 October 2004. The AATTI was formed specifically to provide advice and guidance to the officers and non commissioned officers in the Iraqi Army to enhance the training of their recruits. Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU) T-shirts such as this one were issued to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel to be worn under the long sleeved DPCU shirt. They were replaced in ADF service by plain brown T-shirts from 2003.