Al Murray's WWII clothing firm puts 200 shirts on sale at £249
AVRE Industries, co-founded by the comedian Al Murray and the historian James Holland, has released a copy of a US Navy deck shirt. It says it has donated over £2,000 to veteran charities since 2024.
AVRE Industries has put a reconstruction of a Second World War US Navy deck shirt on sale at £249.
The company was co-founded by Al Murray, the comedian and Oxford modern history graduate, and James Holland, the historian and broadcaster. Both are listed as founders in the company's own materials.
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