Physical description
White sailors hat with black hat band.
Inscriptions & markings
Sailors hat with H.M.A.S Waterhen in gold on hatband.
P J Goran. Size 6 3/4. Hills Hats. Sydney Australia.
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Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Sailors Cap, 1976
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