Light Horse Brigade Leather Gaiters - 1915

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Hugo Fischer Ltd

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Overview

Only one gaiter (legging) - part of a pair of brown leather leggings.
Has one long leather strap with buckle from ankle to calf, and one short leather strap with buckle at top of calf.

Historical information

Leather leggings were used by mounted troops in the Australian Army from its inception in 1903 to approx 1944

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2025.209

Item type

Footwear

Uniforms

Themes

Buildings > Military

Material

Leather

Metal

Inscriptions and markings

Hugo Fischer Ltd
1915

Contextual information

Robust leather leggings, wrapped around the ankle and calf from the boot top and fixed in place with the leather strapping coiled around the outside. These offered substantial protection to the lower legs of mounted troops such as the Light Horse Brigade

Keywords

WW1

Australian Army

Lighthorseman

Place made

Australia

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Friday, 10 October, 2025

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