Place | Oceania: Australia, Western Australia |
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Accession Number | REL/18081.002 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Uniform |
Physical description | Brass, Chamois, Leather, Linen, Shell |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | United Kingdom |
Date made | c 1880's |
Conflict |
Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900 |
Other rank's breeches : Pinjarrah Mounted Volunteers, Western Australian Colonial Forces
Heavy cream coloured buckskin breeches with concealed buttoned fly and curved welt chamois pocket. Four brass buttons at front waist are made by 'C & W HAMMOND OXFORD ST'. The two brass back waist buttons are marked 'PATENT'. Buttons at the fly are made from shell. Facings are in chamois leather and coated linen fabric. Breeches are fastened below the knee with four shell buttons and chamois ties. There is also a single shell button at the hem towards the outer edge of each leg. All facings and the pocket are handstitched.
The uniform of the Pinjarrah Mounted Volunteers was very similar to that of the 6th Dragoon Guards, probably chosen because its leader, Captain Theodore Fawcett had been in the Guards. The scarlet tunic was worn with white pantaloons, white helmet and spike, overboots and steel spurs. The unit was raised in 1861 and was financially supported by Fawcett for twenty years till it was disbanded in 1882. It is likely that the uniforms were made in England, along with arms, accoutrments and saddlery. In 1867, Fawcett provided a sergeant, trumpeter and four troopers for escort duties during the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to Perth in 1867. Six new sets of Dragoon uniforms were specially made.