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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Second World War Canvas and Leather Money Belt

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c. 1939 - 1945

Overview

A khaki canvas money belt with leather strap and a metal buckle. There are two (2) pouches on the exterior of the belt with leather flaps, each with two (2) snap fasteners. Three (3) of the fasteners have a brown enamel painted surface, while one is the original brass. On one end of the belt there is another small pouch with a leather flap and brass snap fastener.

Historical information

Money belts were quite a common uniform accessory in the First and Second World Wars. They were used to store money and small personal items.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2025.4.2

Item type

Themes

Defence > Army
War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Width

47 mm

Height or length

875 mm

Weight

94 g

Inscriptions and markings

"WX11441 / E. MINARD"

Contextual Information

This belt belonged to a local Albany resident, Corporal Edward Minard WX11441. Born 21 September 1906 in Liverpool he enlisted in the 2nd/AIF on 5 April 1941, embarking Fremantle for overseas service in the Middle East in the same year. On his return to Australia, Minard served in the 10th Garrison Battalion in the Murchison region of Western Australia and was discharged on 24 January 1945.

Keywords

Australian Military Accessories

Australian Military Uniform

Second World War

2nd Australian Imperial Force

Year

Primary significance criteria

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Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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