They were addressed to his "dearest mamma," and, thoughtful of all the pretty hands which had been knitting garments for him, he described his endeavours to keep warm in them: "To-night I have piled on to my respectable body a flannel waistcoat, a flannel shirt, and a flannel belt going round three times, a jacket with sleeves sent by mamma herself, a leather waistcoat from Aunt Charlotte, a woollen vest which came to me from the unknown mother of a young dragoon, a warm undercoat recently received from my tailor, and a woollen jacket and wrap knitted by Madame P. J. So I prepare to sleep in peace, if the Boches will kindly allow me."
"The Soul of the War"
Philip Gibbs
He has an undercoat which is very thick and woolly.
"The-Burgess-Animal-Book-for-Children"
Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
But Stanhope only smiled, threw off his overcoat, and buttoned his undercoat closely around him.
"Taken Alive"
E. P. Roe