British WWI Somerset Light Infantry Soldier's Identified P07 Service Coat

British WWI Somerset Light Infantry Soldier's Identified P07 Service Coat

British / Commonwealth Pattern 07 khaki wool five-button service coat has a partially legible soldier's service number, name, and unit "1/5 Somerset L.I." in purple laundry pen on the lower right interior pocket.  Coat has a short standing collar with the 'double-dart' feature, British General service buttons, three blue service chevrons, and Lance Corporal rank chevron.  Interior has a nearly complete paper label with maker and 1918 date.  This coat has Somerset Light Infantry shoulder titles that I believe likely to have been added to complete the coat for display, as they are of a quality inconsistent with original examples.  It also has a Somerset Light Infantry "JELLALABAD" stringed horn badge sewn to the center back as a formation sign, which may also be something added to complete the display.  Regardless of one's opinion of the titles and formation sign, this is an excellent example of a P07 coat, and I am fully confident that the ID inscription on the pocket is original and correct. 

$500 - $700