Historical information

Names re 59th Light Aid Detachment. Brain, Henry Baker VX47758, Patterson, Clive Douglas VX17382, Gaston, Stanley William VX18709, Dawson, VX36870, Tonkin, Archibald William VX20511, Kilburn, Douglas Barry VX18171, Long, Michael Roderick VX26974, Boyle, Allan Lemnos VX48814, Schmidt, Bruno Alexander VX43575, Bennett, Walter George VX44891, Hardstaff, John Robert NX5930.
Milgate is the only name not readily identifiable.
Hardstaff enlisted in 1939, all the rest enlisted in 1940.

Physical description

.1) Dark metal slim line shell casing.
.2) Dark metal shell casing. Dented at top.
.3) Brass shell casing.
.4) Brass shell casing.

Inscriptions & markings

.4) Etched on outside of shell:
“59LAD 21 INF BDE HQ”
“CAPT H B BRAIN, WOII C D PATTERSON, CPL S W GASTON, CPL A C DAWSON, PRIVATES: A W TONKIN, D B KILBURN, M R LONG, A L BOYLE, S H MILGATE, B SCHMIDT, W G BENNETT, J R HARDSTAFF”