| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL33424.005 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Uniform |
| Physical description | Brass, Leather |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | Unknown |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 Period 1970-1979 Period 1960-1969 Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Sam Browne belt : Lieutenant Colonel A J Stead, Royal Australian Artillery
Description
Brown leather Sam Browne belt with brass fittings and shoulder strap.
History / Summary
Associated with the service of Lieutenant Colonel Allan James Stead, Royal Australian Artillery. Stead, born at Murraytown, South Australia (SA) on 9 December 1917, joined the Militia (artillery, service number SP4531) in 1938 and enlisted on 4 November 1939 at Keswick, SA. He was posted, with the service number SX1217, to 2/3 Field Regiment, seeing overseas service in Egypt, Libya, Greece and Crete before returning to Australia in 1943 with the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2 to take up a posting at the Artillery Proof Range at Port Wakefield, SA, where he stayed until 1953. Stead was commissioned after the war and assigned the service number 498. He later saw service with the 13th and 4th Field Regiments, and served as an administrative officer at Headquarters, Australia Force Vietnam from 15 July 1968 to 30 July 1969. He retired from army service in 1973.