WWII AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERGEANT UNIFORM GROUPING WITH SLOUCH HAT, TUNIC, SHIRT, TROUSERS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS

A WORLD WAR TWO AUSTRALIAN ARMY UNIFORM GROUPING ATTRIBUTED TO SERGEANT HENRY FRASER BANKS, NX90668, ACCOMPANIED BY PERSONAL EFFECTS AND DOCUMENTATION.

OVERVIEW:
THIS LOT COMPRISES A KHAKI WOOL SERVICE DRESS TUNIC, A PAIR OF MATCHING WOOL TROUSERS, AN OLIVE GREEN COTTON SHIRT DATED 1943, AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY SLOUCH HAT WITH RISING SUN BADGE, AND A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL ITEMS INCLUDING A FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH, A DOMINO SET IN A CARVED TIMBER BOX, A COPY OF THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER'S POCKET BOOK, SERVICE MEDALS IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE, AND A WORLD WAR TWO SERVICE SUMMARY DOCUMENT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS IDENTIFYING THE SOLDIER AS SERGEANT HENRY FRASER BANKS, NX90668, AUSTRALIAN ARMY.

TUNIC:
* KHAKI WOOL FOUR-POCKET SERVICE DRESS TUNIC BY J. ROTH & CO. PTY. LTD., SIZE 6
* RISING SUN COLLAR BADGES AFFIXED TO BOTH COLLAR POINTS
* SHOULDER TITLES VISIBLE ON BOTH EPAULETTES
* SERGEANT RANK CHEVRONS (THREE STRIPES) SEWN TO THE RIGHT UPPER ARM IN TAN THREAD
* A SECOND SET OF RANK CHEVRONS (APPEARS TO BE TWO STRIPES, CORPORAL) VISIBLE ON THE LOWER RIGHT SLEEVE IN BLUE THREAD, SUGGESTING A RANK PROGRESSION
* PURPLE COLOUR PATCHES SEWN TO BOTH UPPER ARMS
* INTERNAL LABEL WITH FIELDS FOR REGIMENTAL NO. AND NAME, WITH PARTIAL HANDWRITTEN MARKINGS VISIBLE ABOVE THE LABEL
* ALL BUTTONS PRESENT AND INTACT

GREEN SHIRT:
* OLIVE GREEN COTTON LONG-SLEEVE MILITARY SHIRT
* INTERNAL LABEL READS Q.113, 1943, MADE IN AUSTRALIA
* TWO BREAST POCKETS WITH BUTTON FLAPS
* EPAULETTES ON BOTH SHOULDERS
* FADING CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE

TROUSERS:
* MATCHING KHAKI WOOL TROUSERS
* BUTTON FASTENINGS AT CUFFS
* FABRIC CONSISTENT WITH THE TUNIC

SLOUCH HAT:
* KHAKI FELT AUSTRALIAN ARMY SLOUCH HAT
* RISING SUN BADGE AFFIXED TO THE UPTURNED LEFT BRIM
* PUGGAREE BAND WITH A PURPLE AND DARK COLOUR PATCH ATTACHED
* LEATHER CHIN STRAP PRESENT
* ATTACHED TAG READS WW 2 SLOUCH HAT WITH BANKS SGT UNIFORM

PERSONAL EFFECTS:
* CARVED TIMBER DOMINO BOX WITH STAR MOTIF AND INITIALS CARVED INTO LID, MARKED ACF ON THE SIDE, CONTAINING A SET OF DOMINOES
* THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER'S POCKET BOOK (RED COVER)
* SERVICE MEDALS IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE
* FRAMED BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF A COUPLE
* WORLD WAR TWO SERVICE SUMMARY DOCUMENT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS IDENTIFYING SERGEANT HENRY FRASER BANKS, NX90668, AUSTRALIAN ARMY

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Item Size: Height: 80cm, Width: 50cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 3.4Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293645+228

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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