| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL31556 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Uniform |
| Physical description | Cotton 'Aertex', Plastic |
| Maker |
N 95 |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1946 |
| Conflict |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
Shirt : Sergeant O C R Pike, 20 Australian Field Ambulance
Description
Cotton 'Aertex' weave shirt. The shirt has two breast pockets and a placket front with four brown plastic buttons. Sewn to the right sleeve is a sergeants rank patch. A makers label sewn below the collar reads 'N 95 1946 SIZE 4 NECK 15 1/2'. Other indecipherble markings are stamped below the label.
History / Summary
Associated with the service of NX29953 Sergeant Owen Cleeve Pike, born 25 November 1910 in Malmsbury , England. Pike enlisted as a private with 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station on 11 June 1940 in Griffith, NSW and served in the Middle East from December 1940 until February 1943. He was promoted to lance corporal in May 1941 and to sergeant in April 1943. Pike then served in New Guinea and the Netherland East Indies from August 1943 to June 1945. In October he volunteered to join the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). Pike served with 20 Australian Field Ambulance initially in Morotai and then in Japan until February 1949. He was discharged from 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station on 14 March 1949.