| Place | Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL26553.004 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Uniform |
| Physical description | Leather |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | c 1900 |
| Conflict |
Period 1900-1909 |
Buff leather cross belt with silver stag badge : Lieutenant J Black-Stevenson, South Australian Scottish Company
Description
Buff leather cross-belt with gilt fittings and gilt plate with silver stag's head rising out of a coronet, superimposed upon a cross of St Andrew.
History / Summary
Worn by James Black-Stevenson, born London, educated in Scotland. Worked in India for the Assam Tea Company c1876-1890. Also served with Mounted Rifles, Indian Army. Married Caroline Blakspeare in 1883. Migrated to South Australia in 1890 for sake of wife's health. Served c1900-1902 with the South Australian Scottish Company and the Adelaide Rifles. Died 1934. Survived by three daughters. Only son of the marriage killed in the First World War.
Share this page
Related information
Conflicts
Subjects
Related Objects
- Scarlet full dress doublet : Lieutenant J B Stevenson, South Australian Scottish Company
- Kilt : Lieutenant J B Stevenson, South Australian Scottish Company
- Gordon tartan plaid : Lieutenant J Black-Stevenson, South Australian Scottish Company
- Dark blue glengarry with feather hackle : Lieutenant J Black-Stevenson, South Australian Scottish Company, 1900
- Khaki field service cap : Lieutenant J Black-Stevenson, 2 Battalion (Scottish) South Australian Infantry
- Khaki drab puttee : Lieutenant J Black-Stevenson, 2 Battalion (Scottish) South Australian Infantry