Mark I DPDU shirt with brassard and rank slides : Major C Johnston, Special Air Service Regiment

Mark I yellow based Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) shirt with brassard and rank slides. The shirt has long sleeves with reinforcing between elbow and wrist with a second layer of fabric. They are adjustable at the cuff by a fabric tab and three buttons. The shirt is closed by five buttons and all but the top button are concealed. The four expanding pockets are closed by two buttons concealed under flaps. The two breast pockets are angled downwards from the shoulder. Above the left hand breast pocket is a Velcro strip for the attachment of a name tape. Shoulder straps are secured at the shoulder by a single button. Each shoulder strap has a black embroidered major's rank slide attached. A brassard with a black embroidered 'rising sun' badge of the Australian Army, and an Australian flag is attached to the right arm.

Worn by 554630 Major Colin Johnston on his first deployment in Afghanistan. Major Johnston was Officer Commanding 152 Signal Squadron 1999-2002 and was Communications Officer of Task Force 64, the Special Air Service Regiment group in Afghanistan, from November 2001 to February 2002.