Place | Oceania: Australia |
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Accession Number | REL31879 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Heraldry |
Physical description | Plastic, Wool |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | 1942-1946 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Woollen jumper : Sergeant M Grace, Australian Womens Army Service
Description
Hand knitted khaki woollen pullover with set in sleeves and a four button opening at the left shoulder. The pullover in knitted in a vertical double chain stich pattern and has ribbed basque and cuffs and a round ribbed collar.
History / Summary
Worn by NF392287 Sergeant May Grace (later Goudie) during her service in the Australian Women’s Army Service. Grace was born on 9 April 1917 in North Sydney, New South Wales and enlisted on 13 April 1942 at Chatswood. She completed her initial training at Killara in Sydney and was then stationed at Victoria Barracks and Bathurst, before being discharged on 10 October 1946.
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