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Colonial and pre WW1 Uniforms of Australia, Page 4 |
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| Australian Pre 1900 South Australian Militia helmet and uniform. This uniform is attributed to "James H Stapelton" includes white F/S helmet with QVC "South Australia" brass, militia helmet plate. This helmet is of Indian pattern cane-weave. SAM Scarlet mess jacket with waist coat, bullion rank of Lieutenant, gilt bullion piping ' SAM buttons, tailors label "Kirkham Evans & co Gawler place ", officers post 1902 KD tunic ' CMF' Kings Crown buttons, rank of Captain, has tailors label; 'Shierlaw & Co, Adelaide', A linen mess jacket, officers epaulettes green backing with red piping captains rank ,tailors label; Parker & Company 66 King WM St Adelaide named to J.H. Stapelton 1906. Pre - fed SAM side cap QVC G/S buttons gilt ,bullion piping dark green crown facing,,( no badge). Also two photos pre 1900 of James Stapelton in uniform, on card small and large. Stapleton also served in the Boer War with "1st SAMR" where he was promoted to captain on the 5/9/1900 and was Mentioned in Despatches in the London gazette. He was awarded a DSO and Queens Medal with 4 Clasps. | |
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| Pre-Federation N.S.W. Volunteer Artillery Sergeants Tunic with all Original insignia, just missing Flaming Bomb devices for collar & 4 buttons missing from rear of skirt part of tunic, N.S.W. Military Forces buttons in silver/nickel for Volunteers (made in England on rear of buttons). |
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| East Melbourne Artillery (c.1884) Battery Sergeant Major (BSM) | Victorian Horse Artillery c.1892. Quarter Master Sergeant |
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| Australian Field Artillery (c.1910) BSM & Gunnery Sergeant. | Victorian Field Artillery (c.1910) Quartermaster Sergeant (QMS) |
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| Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant Australian Field Artillery c.1908 | Artillery Sergeant, Victorian Field Artillery c.1885 |
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| Gunner, Victorian Field Artillery c.1893 | Gunner, Australian Garrison Artillery c.1910 |
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| Emerald Hill Artillery, Victoria c.1865 | |
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| Armourer Sergeant Victorian Artillery c.1882 | Victorian Volunteer Artillery c.1868 |
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| Battery Sergeant Major, Victorian Artillery 1884 | "2nd Best Driver", Victorian Field Artillery c.1884 |
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| Artillery Sergeant East Melbourne Company Victorian Field Artillery c.1884 | Tasmanian Torpedo Corps c.1887 |
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Sergeant, Tasmanian Artillery c.1890 |
Corporal, Victorian Field Artillery c.1890 |
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West Australian Defence Force c.1890 |
Collar Maker Sergeant Victorian Artillery .1890 |
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| "Best Driver", Victorian Field Battery c.1890 | Sergeant Drill Instructor, Launceston Rifle Regiment (Tasmania) c.1890 |
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An Artilleryman, pre Federation, probably NSW. |
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Some uniform images on this page are selected from Australian Army Badges Cloth Insignia of the Army in Australia, 1860-1993 by J K Cossum PO Box 223 Sandy Bay 7005 Tasmania ISBN 0 949530 14 X |
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