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Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SERVICE DRESS, ARMY - Royal Australian Army Survey Corps Uniform, Commonwealth Govt Clothing Factory, 1970-1988
... Officer Thomas William Pattison, Royal Australian Survey Corps ...This is the peaked cap and uniform of 36898 Warrant Officer Thomas William Pattison, Royal Australian Survey Corps, Army Survey Regiment who served from 21 Mar 1960 until 16 Jan 1993 and died whilst in service.1. Cap - Polyester, Khaki, small peak, leather band, metal Insignia. 2. Jacket - polyester, khaki, yellow metal buttons, Insignia badges, purple lanyard, embroidered Insignia lower sleeves. 3, Shirt - polyester, short sleeves, embroidered insignia on sleeves. 4. Pants - Polyester, Khaki.Jacket - embroidered Insignia on lower sleeves - Crown.uniform, army, royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - TRENCH ART, 1939-1945
... RISING SUN INSIGNIA AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY... Metalwork RISING SUN INSIGNIA AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY ...“FANNY ISABELLA NICOL” Ref Cat no 2317.6TRENCH ART- Brass heart shaped locket on a chair, blue enamel writing. Rising Sun Insignia RISING SUN INSIGNIA AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES trench art, metalwork -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - SOUVENIR OF PALESTINE, c. WW1
... “Souvenir of Palestine Australian Commonwealth Military... of Palestine Australian Commonwealth Military Forces To my d …r ...Rectangle rust coloured fabric embroidered with letters and flash in or Gange, white , red colour thread. A light orange silk fringe on all sides. “Souvenir of Palestine Australian Commonwealth Military Forces To my d …r. Sister “a.c.m.f souvenir palestine, silk embroidery -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - BATTLE DRESS, ARMY, Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory, 5) 1969. .1) + .2) 1958
A.R. THOMAS 3798215.1) Jacket- woollen, khaki, waist length, two breast pockets, black lanyard, epaulettes, army insignia .2) Pants- woollen, khaki, braces, ribbon, brown. .3) Belt- Black plastic on webbing, metal clasps .4) Tie- cotton, khaki .5) Pants- cotton khaki “ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT”army uniform, battledress army -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - CAP, PEAKED, Commonwealth Government Clothing Factories, Melbourne
Belonged to Lt. Col. Duffy MC - see catalogue No. 4991P.1 & 2. Officers Peak cap - blackwood felt fabric cap with red edge trim and red wool felt hat band and black leather chin strap secured by gilt Australian Military Forces metal buttons. At front of hat band is a gold coloured embroidered badge of a lion over a Queens crown. peak decorated with gold braid. 1. Lining - black satin fabric with plastic cover, mid brown leather sweatband. Makers label "Commonwealth/Government/Clothing Factories/Melbourne" 7 3/6. 2. Lining - brown satin fabric, mid brown leather sweatband. uniform, military -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, SPECIAL CLOTHING RATION BOOK, Commonwealth of Australia, For ATTWOOD J R of COLAC. Discharged Service Personnel, c1939-1945
... Commonwealth of Australia... Commonwealth of Australia ...Refer to other Cat. ATTWOOD JR documents.1. THIS IS A POCKET SIZE BOOKLET. NUMBERED v3530. CARDBOARD COVER, INSIDE ALL THE RATION SHEETS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE FRONT COVER HAS BEEN PRINTED WITH BLACK INK. 2. IS A BROWN OHMS ENVELOPE WITH 2 STAMPS. FRANKED IN MELBOURNE, IT HAS A RED CROSS RULED ACROSS FRONT AND BACK. 3. CANTEEN SERVICE CARD ISSUED TO ATTWOOD JR. SGT. 11 AUST MAINT, PL. THE CARD HAS NUMEROUS CLIP HOLES WHERE USED.THE OWNER WAS ATTWOOD JR, 104 MURRAY STREET, COLAC - WRITTEN IN BLACK INK,ww2, documents, ration book -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - POSTCARD, PHOTOGRAPHIC 38th BN, Post 1918
J.L.K. Myers No 593 enlisted on 22.2.1916 in B Coy 38th Bn age 26 years 5 months, embark for England 20.6.1916, embark for France 22.6.1916, WIA 17.11.1917 remaining on duty, made L/Cpl 17.8.1918, KIA 8.9.1918..1) Photo B & W showing a grave, in rear are tress and two other graves. .2) One page of what was a double page to hold .1) photo, greyish colour, opposite side is the main front page with a Rising Sun badge and “Australian Imperial Force.” Other side has the Soldiers details and where buried..1) & .2) Main points, “James Leonard Kennedy Myers No 593 KIA 8.9.1918, buried Rosiel Commonwealth Cemetery”photographs, graves, 38th bn, b coy -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - CUSHION COVERS and HANDKERCHIEF, C.1941
... ”, “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces”....) “Souvenir of Palestine 1941”, “Davids Tower”, “Australian ...Items souvenired by Albert Corrie VX47191, refer Cat No 4847 for service details..1) Cushion cover silk with pink tassels, colour depiction of a women, donkey and child of to the market. .2) handkerchief cotton blue with crochet boarder, flowers and word embroidered. .3) Cushion cover silk yellow tassle edges, green background with depictions of a vehicle, tower, rising sun badge embroidered on..1) “Souvenir of Palestine”, “To the Market”. .2) “Beyroujth”. .3) “Souvenir of Palestine 1941”, “Davids Tower”, “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces”.cushions, handkerchiefs, souvenirs -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet, Department of Veterans Affairs, Australians on the Western Front, 2006
Booklet, CD-ROM, Poster .1 Hardcover booklet, plastic with metal spiral bound pages. Cover - black and white print on front, spine and back. Illustrated, sepia colour. Front - collection three battlefield photographs. Back - one street scene photograph. 99 Pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white, sepia and colour photographs, maps and diagrams. .2 CD-ROM enclosed in plastic pocket, front cover. .3 Poster - white print, illustrated black and white, and colour montage photographs for 25 APRIL 2006, Commonwealth Coat of Arms top, folded.wwi, anzac day, documents - education -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGES, RISING SUN & AUSTRALIA, 1939 - 45
... .1).2) “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces”... goldfields Badges rising sun lapel Hat .1).2) “Australian ....1) Rising sun hat badge blackened brass, rising sun depiction, crown with scroll under, lugs on rear for attachment. .2) Rising sun lapel badge, same details as .1) .3).4) “Australia” shoulder badges blackened brass curved shape, rear has lugs for attachment..1).2) “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces”badges, rising sun, lapel, hat -
Bendigo Military Museum
Banner - BCOF BANNERS, FRAMED, c1946 - Frame 2022
1. "I.W.A. KUNI" - City in Japan. 2. " B.C.O.F." - Japan 1946-48. British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (Japan).1. Banner - framed cotton fabric, light blue background with screen printing in black colour letters and centre unit insignia black, yellow and red colours. 2. Banner - framed cotton fabric, white background with screen printing in black colour letters and centre unit insignia red, yellow and blue colours. 1. & 2. Frames - timber, black colour paint, glass front, timber housing.Screen printing - black ink. 1. "BCAIR/IWA KUNI/ R.A.A.F./R.A.F./ R.N.2.A.F./R.I.A.F./JAPAN " Unit insignia 'ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE' 2. " R.A.N./H.M.A. SHIPS/ B.C.O.F./ AUSTRALIA - JAPAN/1946-1948"military, ww2, japan, banners -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGES, RISING SUN
... 1. & 2. Australian Commonwealth Military Forces.... goldfields Two Rising Sun Hat badges Badges WW2 1. & 2. Australian ...Two Rising Sun Hat badges1. Rising Sun Hat badge, Rising Sun depiction, crown in centre with scroll underneath. Rear has two lugs. 2. Rising Sun Hat badge, Rising Sun depiction, crown in centre with scroll underneath. Rear has two lugs and pin.1. & 2. Australian Commonwealth Military Forces.badges, ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - RATION BOOK, Australian Government Deputy Director of Rationing, c. 1945 - 46
See also Cat. 3146, 4451 and 4452.Brown cardboard cover. Black ink printing. Commonwealth coat of arms. In large print are the words "Special Clothing Ration Book" 1945-6 Discharged Service Personnel". It is serial Nr V45069. There are 40 tickets left inside the booklet.On front cover - restamped is "Coupons 160" Hand written R.E. COLE 39 Gingell Street Castlemaine There is a rectangular purple stamp on bottom right corner of coverclothing, rationing, service personnel -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CLOTHING RATION CARD, Commonwealth of Australia, 1948
... Commonwealth of Australia... Australia. Ration cards clothing .1) “A859581”, “Guiney Kathleen M ...Part of the Food, clothing and other rationing post WW2 Australia..1) .2) .3) Clothing ration cards 1948, card, light fawn colour, all print in red, each folds in half, top left has details from the director of rationing Melbourne, space for name and address of recipient, each card has a differant number, all cards are numbered 1 - 56..1) “A859581”, “Guiney Kathleen M, 126 Sternberg St Bgo”. .2) “A859582”, “Guiney Genevieve , 126 Sternberg St Bgo”. .3) “A859583”, “Guiney Margarette, 126 Sternberg St Bgo”ration cards, clothing, -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CLOTHING RATION CARD 1944, Commonwealth of Australia, C. 1944
... Commonwealth of Australia... CARD 1944 Commonwealth of Australia ...Part of the Rationing system in place during the 2nd WW and post war Australia, this one is June 1944 issue.Clothing ration card, light fawn colour, folding 3 ways No V.A470186, front has details of the person holding the card, rear has directions for use, all print in black type, half has ration coupons tear off, this card only has No’s B- 105 - 111 left, hand written details in black pen.On the front in black pen,”Kathleen Mary Guiney, 126 Sternberg St Bendigo”, then under, “V4, F, 23167”clothing ration, cards, australia 1944 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - JACKET WW2, C.1939 - 45
... Rising Sun badge and buttons all have, “Australian... Uniforms jackets Rising Sun badge and buttons all have, “Australian ...Military issue, Alan Mason collection. Refer 3979.2Jacket, khaki colour, winter, complete with Rising Sun lapel badges, “Australia” shoulder badges, all buttons in place, sewn on tag inside for name, Regt No.Rising Sun badge and buttons all have, “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces” on.uniforms, jackets -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - COUPONS, PETROL RATION, Commonwealth of Australia, C.1949
... Commonwealth of Australia... COUPONS, PETROL RATION Commonwealth of Australia ...All tickets at bottom relate to the owner in ink signing their name, licence No & registration No..1).2).3) Petrol ration tickets red and off white colours five gallons, valid only until 31st July 1949, Victorian not transferable. .3).4) Petrol ration tickets purple and off white colours five gallons, Series B Victorian not transferable.All tickets have, “Motor Spirit ration ticket” on.accessory, petrol ration, motor spirit -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - COUPONS, PETROL RATION, Commonwealth of Australia, 3) - .5) c.1949
... Commonwealth of Australia..., PETROL RATION Commonwealth of Australia ...On all small print at bottom relates to the person in ink putting name, licence No & registration No on..1).2) Petrol ration tickets blue and off white colours, two gallons series B, Victorian not transferable. .3).4).5) Petrol Ration tickets black and off white colours two gallons, valid until 31st July 1949, not transferable.All have, “Motor Spirit ration ticket”, onaccesory, petrol ration, motor spirit. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - COUPONS, PETROL RATION, Commonwealth of Australia, 2) c.1949
... Commonwealth of Australia.... Accessory COUPONS, PETROL RATION Commonwealth of Australia ...Instructions on the bottom of the tickets relates to being endorsed in ink with name, licence No & vehicle registration No.1) Petrol ration ticket orange and off white colour one gallon, Victorian series B. .1) Petrol ration ticket light colours one gallon, Victorian valid only until 31st July 1949.On both, “Motor spirit ration Ticket”accessory, petrol ration, motor spirit -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - CARD, CLOTHING RATION, Commonwealth of Australia, C.1945
... Commonwealth of Australia... is missing Accessory CARD, CLOTHING RATION Commonwealth of Australia ...Item relates to Cat No 4743.4Clothing Ration card pinkish colour rectangular shape all printing in black, Issue No.V.C 93028 1945 - 46, hand writing in black pencil, rear has directions for use. The actual tear off section of the card is missingIn pencil,” B Bubb Kirby St Golden Square”clothing ration, accessory -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGE "RISING SUN", C. 1939 - 45
... “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces”... “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces” Badge Rising Sun for Slouch ...Item relates to Cat No 4768.4Badge Rising Sun for Slouch hat, depicts a rising sun with central crown, scroll at bottom with raised lettering rear has a modified pin attachment“Australian Commonwealth Military Forces”badge, rising sun, hats -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Book, Emma Falk, The Association of Commonwealth Universities 2009-2010 Academic Salary Survey, 2009
University of Ballarat was renamed Federation University Australia. 106 page soft covered book with black cover.university of ballarat, salary, salaries, statistics -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour, Julia Walsh, Front Desk at the E. J. Barker Library, Mount Helen Campus, Federation University Australia, 2020, 2020
Work began on the Library construction in 1968. This was when it was known as Ballarat College of Advanced Education - Mount Helen. The Library started on the ground floor in 1970. In 1971 a contract for a four-storey library was drawn up and construction began the same year. The building opened in 1973, occupying two stories of the current building. The library grew and with Commonwealth Grants was able to develop its collection. In 1987 the library achieved an annual budget of over $1 million. The Teachers Resource Collection was added and by 1989 the library expected to occupy the top three floors plus the lower ground floor. A flexible study area on the top floor was introduced 1990-1991. 2010 saw the completion of a new stage in the history of the library. It now includes new study and research areas including the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre with access to the University's Art and Historical Collection. The E. J. Barker Library is named after a former Principal of the School of Mines Ballarat who then became the first Director of the Ballarat College of Advanced Education, now Federation University. Jack Barker played an active part in education and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. After retirement in 1987, the College Council decided to name the Library after him in recognition of his achievements.Colour photograph of the ground floor of the E.J. Barker Library showing the front desk and automatic book check out. e.j. barker library -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Uniform, Commonwealth Government Clothing Company, Royal Australian Engineers Officers Cap
... half way around it. Has a royal Australian engineers badge ...UnknownOfficers cap , flat on top with a peak at the front and a brown belt half way around it. Has a royal Australian engineers badge above the peak and a sweat band inside the cap. -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Uniform, Commonwealth Government Clothing Company, Sergeant Black dress jacket Army, 1969
Jacket made in 1969 for use by Australian army personal.Black Dress Jacket with sergeant stripes on the sleeves.Has a signal corps badge on each lapel.Also six brass buttons on front of Jacket. -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Sergeant's dress uniform trousers, Commonwealth Government Clothing Company, Army Sergeant's dress uniform trousers, 1969
Made for use by Australian army personal.Sergeants black uniform trousers with a 45mm red stripe on both legs.Has buttons on waist for braces.Labels inside for name and number and manufacturing details. -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Uniform, Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory, Australian Army Trousers, 1973
... Lara RSL Sub Branch McClelland Ave Lara Standard Australian ...Standard Australian Army Trousers for use by military personnel Standard Australian Army Trousers. Khaki in colour.Has one Pocket at rear and one on each side. Has Provision for a belt and braces.Also has a zipped fly. . Makers label inside with C.G.C.F. VIC. 1973 -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Greeting card, Best Wishes from Wareham, Circa 1900
... Best Wishes from Wareham. Has Australian Commonwealth.../12/1916. Best Wishes from Wareham. Has Australian ...Sent to a loved one on the occasion of there birthday by Jack McIntyre from England on the 3/12/1916.Small rectangular cardboard card.Cream in colour with two small holes on one side with a white ribbon tied in a bow through them.Best Wishes from Wareham. Has Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Rising Sun Badge on it. -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, Set 4 photographs. and others for Torquay Light Horse camp, 1940
These images capture for all time Light Horsemen travelling through Geelong on their way to camp at Torquay for the last Group meeting in Australia . information following - details obtained from .........https://torquayhistory.com/light-horse-brigade/ On Australia Day, 1997, Sir John Young unveiled this plaque on Point Danger, Torquay. Torquay history, Light Horse Training Camp, WW2 Plaque at Pt. Danger Note----- (See images to view plaque) The plaque identifies a significant event in Torquay’s history and the sentiments of ‘change’ for the Light Horse Brigade – from horses to machines. In 1940 the four Light Horse Regiments (4th, 8th, 13th and 20th), some 5000 Light Horse and 2000 horses camped and trained at Torquay. Three other regiments, formerly mounted on horses, were also at Torquay ‘mounted’ on privately owned trucks and cars. Division troops included Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Field Ambulance and other branches of the Army necessary to enable a Division to function. It wasn’t just the sheer numbers of men coming to this little town that made the event significant, it was also the fact that the men of the Light Horse were dramatic, almost glamorous figures and it is easy to see their exploits as some splendid adventure. Horses have played a special role in the story of Australia. They were the only means of transport across this huge country, so it was necessary for everyone to have the ability to ride a horse. When war broke out in 1899 between Britain and the Boers of South Africa (“Boer” was Dutch for “farmer”) Australia sent troops to fight. At first Britain was wary of using untried, unprofessional colonial cavalrymen but soon saw that the slouch-hatted Australian “bushmen” were a match for the fast-moving and unconventional mounted commandos of the Boers. The Australians proved themselves to be expert rough-riding horsemen and good shots. Bush life had hardened them to go for long periods with little food and water. They also showed remarkable ability to find their way in a strange country and use its features for cover, in both attack and defence. By 1914, when Australia joined the war against Germany, there were 23 Light Horse regiments of militia volunteers. Many men from these units joined the Light Horse regiments of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Men were given remounts (if not using their own horses) – army horses bought by Commonwealth purchasing officers from graziers and breeders. These were called “walers” because they were a New South Wales stockhorse type – strong, great-hearted animals with the strains of the thoroughbred and semi-draught to give them speed, strength and stamina. On 1st November, 1914, Australia’s First Infantry Division and the first four Light Horse regiments sailed for England in a fleet of transport ships. The first of the Light Horse arrived at Gallipoli in May without their horses. Back with their horses after Gallipoli, they were formidable combatants across the Sinai and Palestine. Some British commanders observed that the light horseman moved with a “lazy, slouching gait, like that of a sleepy tiger” but described how the promise of battle “changes that careless gait, into a live athletic swing that takes him over the ground much quicker than other troops”. They had Light Horse, Torquay, training campdeveloped a reputation as formidable infantrymen. The Turks called them “the White Ghurkas” – a reference to their deadly skill with the bayonet. The Arabs called them “The Kings of the Feathers”. The plume had originally been a battle honour of the Queensland Mounted Infantry for their work in the shearer’s strike of 1891. During WW1 it was adopted by almost all the Light Horse Regiments. It was the proud badge of the light horseman. The most famous of their battles was the attack on Beersheba- the charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade. Mounted infantrymen and their superb walers had carried out one of the most successful cavalry charges in history – against what seemed impossible odds. They surprised the Turks by charging cavalry-style, when they would normally have ridden close to an objective then dismounted to fight. The fall of Beersheba swung the battle tide against the Turks in Palestine; and changed the history of the Middle East. While 19 men from the Surf Coast Shire served with the 4th Light Horse over the course of WW1, only four were involved in the charge of Beersheba- John GAYLARD, Philip QUINN.(Winchelsea); Wallace FINDLAY (Anglesea); Harry TRIGG (Bambra). After the war, Light Horse units played a key role in the Australian Government’s compulsory military training programme. The Citizen Military Forces (C.M.F.) thrived on the glamour of the wartime Light Horse tradition, ignoring the possibility that motor vehicles would soon replace the horses. When training was no longer compulsory, the C.M.F. regiments declined and horses became more of a luxury during the 1930s depression years of poverty and unemployment. Some regiments were motorised. Then, in 1939, Australia joined Britain in another world war. Training was increased for the militia at both home bases and regional training camps. The camp at Torquay in 1940, commanded by Major General Rankin, was at Divisional strength. By the end of the camp some felt that the Division was ready for active service. Gradually, over the next four years, the Australian Light Horse units were mounted on wheels and tracks and the horses were retired. Six men enlisted at the Torquay camp and another 57 men and women enlisted at Torquay for service in WW2. Those who served in the Militia provided valuable Officers and NCOs and men for the armed services during the war. Each infantry division of the 2nd AIF had a Light Horse regiment attached to it. But the day of the Australian mounted soldier hadn’t quite passed. During World War II, Australia’s 6th Cavalry Regiment formed a mounted unit they called “The Kelly Gang” which did valuable scouting work. In New Guinea, a mounted Light Horse Troop did patrol duty and helped carry supplies. Some fully equipped walers were flown into Borneo for reconnaissance in rugged mountain country. But by the end of the war, in 1945, the horse had disappeared from the Australian Army. References: Australian Light Horse Association www.lighthorse.org.au National Australia Archives Australian War Memorial Surf Coast Shire WW1 memorials www.togethertheyserved.com The Light horse- a Cavalry under Canvas Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2 Late in 1939 it was decided to set up a Lighthorse training camp in Torquay to train both men and horses for the battles of the Second World War. Horses, men and equipment came on special trains from all over Victoria and NSW, and as you would expect horseman came from areas such as Omeo and Sale, the Wimmera and the Western District. They arrived at the Geelong racecourse for watering in the Barwon River and then were ridden across the ford at the breakwater and began their 11 mile trek to Torquay. Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2 Tent city By the end of January 1940 the camp at Torquay accommodated some 5000 men and 2500 horses of the Second Cavalry Division. The rows of horses, tents and huts near Blackgate Road were quite a sight. While the cavalrymen engaged in exercises on the land and on the beaches, many of the troops took over the Torquay School for special training of men and officers. Mr Bob Pettit local farmer and Councillor for the Barrabool Shire, wrote about the Light horse in the Surf Coast Community News in 1985 saying “They used to travel about the district riding four abreast in one long convoy. To my annoyance they went through my property and shut all the gates behind them. I had certain gates open to let stock in to the water holes and it would take me three -quarters of an hour to follow the horsemen up and put all the gates right again” he continued “the men from the Light Horse were here when the fire went through in March 1940. He recalled an incident when early one morning, as some one blew the bugle, a soldier putting a white sheet on the line frightened the horses. They panicked and ran off in all directions. Six went over the cliff near Bird Rock, five were never found, and the rest were gathered up after nearly a fortnight in the bush around Addiscott and Anglesea" Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2, Geelong Parade Geelong parade The training camp culminated in a parade through the streets of Geelong on March 12th 1940. The salute was given at the Town Hall and the troops continued on a route to the You Yang’s for a training exercise. Note-----(see media section for photograph) The Camp was abandoned in mid 1940 as it was deemed unsuitable for training during winter and the cost of a permanent camp could not be justified if it could not be used all year. Historic.......Rare,,,Interpretive.Sepia photographs.set of four ....post card size ....Horses &LighthorsemenNo 1, Lighthorsemen Regiment Geelong 1940......No 2 Light Horse at Breakwater Geelong 1938 to 1940....No 3 Light Horse at Breakwater Geelong 1938 to 1940.....No 4 Light Horse crossing Breakwater camped at Geelong Showgrounds. These markings are on reverse of photographs.light horsemengeelong 1940., world war 2 -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Service Gear, Clothing Military Various - Puggaree
The term ‘puggaree’ originates from the Hindu word, ‘Pagri,’ meaning a turban or thin scarf of muslin. Intended for insulation, the puggaree was a traditional Indian head-wrap, adapted by the British for headdress worn in hot, sunny regions. During World War One (1914-1918) a plain khaki cloth band was worn and this practice continued until compulsory training was suspended in 1929. Following the introduction of Voluntary Training in 1930, new puggarees were issued to the Commonwealth Military Force with different coloured folds denoting Arm or Service. During World War Two, a flat type of band was issued. Troops who were on active service in the Middle East at the time introduced a folded puggaree as a distinguishing mark of active service. Later, the Army reverted to various types of plain bands, green dyed puggarees for example, for jungle warfare. However, the official puggaree at the conclusion of World War Two was still the flat band. The current puggaree has seven pleats, one for each state and one for the Australian Territories. It is made from light khaki coloured cotton and is worn on the slouch hat with a unit colour patch sewn on the right side. While the majority of the Australian Army wear the light khaki coloured puggaree, there are slight variations for members of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, and the Corps of Staff Cadets. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, wear jungle green puggaree. The dark green puggaree was introduced during the Battalion’s service in Malaya over the period 1959-61. Unable to get puggarees from Australia for an official parade; the task of producing them was given to the Battalion tailor, Mr. Mohavved Beseek. Mr Beseek used ‘bush shirts’ (common issue British field uniform at the time) to make the puggarees as he was unable to obtain the khaki material locally or from Australia. It is thought that the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel W. Morrow decided that the green puggaree would be the puggaree worn by the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, in Malaya. After the battalion’s return to Australia, the dark green puggaree was adopted for permanent use. Because the dark green puggaree is so distinctive, the battalion does not wear a colour patch. Royal Military College staff cadets wear a distinctive puggaree of olive drab colour. The puggaree has eight pleats, with seven representing each state and one for the Australian Territories. The eighth pleat signifies the graduation of the first international cadet through the Royal Military College who hailed from New Zealand. Worn on slouch HatHat BandNilpuggaree,hat band, slouch hat, lara rsl