Blanket : Major B Alabaster, Australian Citizen's Military Force

Place	Oceania: Australia
Accession Number	REL33883
Collection type	Heraldry
Object type	Personal Equipment
Physical description	Brass, Cotton webbing, Wool
Maker	Commonwealth Government Clothing factory
Place made	Australia: Victoria
Date made	1963
Conflict	Period 1970-1979 Period 1960-1969

Description

Green woollen blanket. Attached around the edges of the blanket are 18 cotton webbing straps with brass press studs to enable it to be attached to the inside of a sleeping bag. A makers label reads 'C G C F VICTORIA 1963 (broad arrow) 7210-66-011-5817'.

History / Summary

Used by Brian Alabaster during his service with the Australian Citizen's Military Force during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1964 Alabaster enlisted as a private in 3 Battalion. He later served with the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and was discharged in 1982 with the rank of major.