Historical information

Details from NAA - BUCHANAN REGINALD GEORGE : Service Number - QX11809 : Date of birth - 04 Nov 1911 : Place of birth - TOWNSVILLE QLD : Place of enlistment - TOWNSVILLE QLD : Next of Kin - BUCHANAN JEAN. Reginald Buchanan was allocated to Australian Army Service Corps and served between 15 May 1941 and 2 February 1944.

Significance

World War II enamel water bottle with leather harness, missing the felt cover.

Inscriptions & markings

Harness - ^ (Broad arrow) above J.E.
Harness - QX11809
Harness - Stokes and McGown Pty. Ltd.
Cork - D^D and QP