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Cap, Australian Militia Officers, The Swan Regiment, 1937, H.A. Hammond

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Circular, black & green felt peaked cap. Green felt hat band stitched in place - rest of crown black felt with a narrow piping of green around the top of crown. Black plastic chin strap above peak & a Swan Regiment Badge in centre front. Brown leather lining inside brim and a plastic protector on top of crown. Black plastic peak, lined with green.
A white ribbon bow attached to centre back of leather lining.

Historical information

Hat worn by Lieutenant Herbert Alexander Hammond during inter-war militia service with 28th Battalion (The Swan Regiment).

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Registration number

cwa-org-111-1998.12

Item type

Material

Width

280 mm

Height or length

130 mm

Depth

270 mm

Themes

War and Conflict

Keywords

28th Australian Infantry Battalion, The Swan Regiment

Second World War

HAMMOND, Herbert Alexander, 1905-1976

Citizens Military Forces

Victoria Park, Western Australia

Fremantle, Western Australia

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

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