T-shirt : Captain J H Holder, 171 Operational Support Squadron, 1 Aviation Regiment, Australian Army

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Accession Number REL30757
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Uniform
Physical description Cotton; Polyester
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia
Date made c 1999
Conflict Period 2000-2009
Period 1990-1999
Description

Yellow poly-cotton crew neck T-shirt. The right breast of the shirt is marked in black felt pen 'CAPT JULIAN HOLDER' while the left breast has a screen printed circle containing a map of Bougainville with a white dove superimposed upon it. The words 'PEACE' and 'PEACE MONITORING GROUP' are printed in black around the circle. The back of the shirt has an enlarged version of the image on the left breast.

History / Summary

Worn by 2810685 Captain Julian Henley Holder. Between 1999 and 2001 Holder completed five two month rotations with the Peace Monitoring Group on Bougainville serving with 171 Operational Support Squadron, 1 Aviation Regiment. This unit provided a detachment headquarters and a troop of four Iroquois UH-IH helicopters in support of the PMG until 2001.