Dennison Smock ID

[Aldo Penniconi]

Yes its a Dennison Smock, But the ones used by the British Generals seem to be cut to a different pattern, much like the later 59 Pattern with the full zip. It also has a knitted wool collar.

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[Macaca sylvanus]

From Wikipedia: "Denisons...issued to officer’s had woollen collar linings. By the time of the D-Day airdrops, some officers had had their jackets modified with a full length zip by their personal tailors, since this was not available on the issue item. Wartime photographs show that some other ranks had their smocks serviced the same way by the unit tailor. The zipper was most commonly removed from the 1942 Parachutist's Oversmock, a longer, sleeveless, fully-zipped jump-jacket, made of a grey-green denim material that was worn under the parachute harness, but over everything else (including the Denison)....High ranking officers were issued a specialized model of Denison, with full length zipper, slanted-flap internal chest pockets, a heavy-wool lined collar and a drawstring waist cord with external eyelets."

[simple jumper]

They were tailored, not issued, that way. Same with collar lining and 'sock cuffs'.