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        Rye RSL  Sub Branch
        From the collection of Rye RSL Sub Branch
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        Packet, paper brown imprinted with Cartridges SA Ball. .303 inch,Cordite 1912, 10 round capacity

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        Accessed 23 January 2021

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        • Certificate of Service New Zealand Expeditionary Forces
          Rye RSL Sub Branch

          Certificate of Service New Zealand Expeditionary Forces

          An original Certificate of Service from the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. Issued to 6/1511 Sergeant William Diamond, stating his service and locations and signed by the then Govenor General, 'Liverpool'

        • Belt Buckle German Oxydised
          Rye RSL Sub Branch

          Belt Buckle German Oxydised

          A plain belt buckle of the type worn by German troops in WW1. It has the Imperial Crown embossed in the centre and a wreath at the bottom and the words 'GOTT MIT UNS' (God with us) above.

        • Belt Buckle German Brass Officers
          Rye RSL Sub Branch

          Belt Buckle German Brass Officers

          Gilt and white metal, this is thought to be an officers belt buckle. It has the imperial crown embossed in the centre surrounded bu a wreath at the bottom and the words 'GOTT MIT UNS' (God with us) above.

        • Bandolier Amunition Leather
          Rye RSL Sub Branch

          Bandolier Amunition Leather

          A piece of equipment for the storage and carriage of extra ammunition. Made up of a shoulder strap with nine closeable leather pouches, each able to carry ten rounds of ammunition. Although in their day they were purely functional, they are still worn by flag and Guidon escorts in Royal Australian Armourd Corp Units to this day in recognition of the ties to their forebears. The only difference is they are now coloured black.

        • Leather Leggings
          Rye RSL Sub Branch

          Leather Leggings

          Robust leather leggings, wrapped around the ankle and calf from the boot top and fixed in place with the leather strapping coiled around the outside. These offered substantial protection to the lower legs of mouted troops such as, Light Horse, Mounted Artillery, and Mounted Field Ambulance. Tey are as readily identifiable with Light Horse as are the Emu Plumes, (Kangaroo feather) worn in the Pugaree.

        • Puttees
          Rye RSL Sub Branch

          Puttees

          Woolen putees worn as lower leg protection. These were wrapped around the lower leg from the top of the ankle boot upwards and tucked into the top to offer some sort of protection from the elements, wire entanglements and to prevent loose clothing from becoming a hazard. Officers had high topped bootd and Mounted personal had leather leggings. These were for the rankl and file infantry and other members of the forces.

        • Leather wallet
          Rye RSL Sub Branch

          Leather wallet

          Leather Wallet. three part construction, embossed on the front cover with rectangular bordering with foilate designs in the upper right and left corners and a vertical eliptical lozenge in the top centre featuring a gilt 'swastika' design similar to the ancient Chinese symbol. The inside front leaf has the number 6018, and the name Jmes Lindsay

        • Returned from Active Service Lapel Badges 1st AIF
          Rye RSL Sub Branch

          Returned from Active Service Lapel Badges 1st AIF

          Gilt bronze lapel badges issued to men returned from WW1. these are the original ROAC badges which were issued on return from active service.

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