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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

Mannequin Display - 2nd Anglo Boer War, 1st Western Australian Contingent, 1899

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Overview

This mannequin depicts the blue and khaki uniform mix worn by the 1st Western Australian contingent when it departed for South Africa on 5 November 1899. A shortage of khaki material led to the retention of existing blue tunics and blue puttees.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-54-942

Inscriptions and markings

Leather accoutrements are original but blue and khaki elements are representational of the period.

Contextual Information

This mannequin is in the Pre-1914 Gallery at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia.

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1st WA Contingent

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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