service dress jacket
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19880147-010
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer John Bulloch Ltd.
- Date Made 1945/06/11
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Personal artifacts
- Sub-category Clothing, outerwear
- Department Dress and Insignia
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1945/06/11
- Latest 1945/06/11
- Inscription John Bulloch TORONTO; John Bulloch 734 BAY STREET TORONTO ON 12579 HAND TAILORED EXPRESSLY FOR Mr CAPT. BEST "NAVAL" Date JUNE 11-45 NO 5812
- Materials Mammal wool
- Branch NAVAL MEDICAL BRANCH
- Rank Captain
- Service Component Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
- Measurements Length 82.4 cm, Width 50.1 cm
- Caption Service Dress Uniform, Captain Charles Best
- Additional Information Charles Best, well-known for his involvement in the discovery of insulin, headed the Royal Canadian Navy's medical research unit from 1942 onwards. The four stripes on the cuffs of Best's uniform jacket show his rank of captain, and the scarlet between the stripes indicate service in the medical branch. In 1939, Best began work on blood transfusion, in particular the production of dried human blood serum for the military. Made director of the navy's medical research unit in 1942, Best directed research into seasickness, night vision, and other medical issues that affected naval personnel.