Pattern 1944 water bottle, dixie tin and carrier : Corporal B J Adams, 1 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

Water bottle of unpainted aluminium with a large black rubber screw cap. The cap is secured by a length of pale khaki cord knotted through an eyelet rivetted to the cap and looped around the neck of the bottle. The 'dixie' is a kidney-shaped aluminium cup designed to fit on the bottom of the water bottle. Two curved wire handles which lie against the side of the cup when stored fold out and clip through one another to form a handle. These handles are attached by an aluminium plate, secured by six rivets, upon which is stamped 'CN/0342 MMS 1961' and 'W[broad arrow symbol]D PATT 44'.

The water bottle carrier is a jungle green canvas web bag in which the bottle is retained by two flaps passing over its shoulders and secured with snap fasteners. The inside of the flaps are stamped 'A.C. 1946 [broad arrow symbol]' and 'A.F. 0044'. A brass hanger on a length of webbing at the back of the carrier enables it to be attached to the Pattern 1944 Web Belt. Inside the bag is a flapped pocket on the back, designed to hold a filtration bag. Both bottle and canvas carrier have '37499 ADAMS' handwritten in black marking pen.

Associated with the service of 37499 Corporal Barry John Adams. Born in Albury, New South Wales in 1942, Adams deployed to Vietnam with 1 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) in late May 1965, and served until the beginning of June 1966. During this period 1 RAR was one of several Australian units attached to the US 173rd Airborne Brigade, based at Bien Hoa.