Service dress tunic: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Venn King, Queensland Mounted Infantry

Drab khaki wool tunic with crimson stand collar, shoulder straps and pointed cuffs. The upper edge of collar is decorated with gold lace and braided eyes and the lower edge with gold Russia braid. There are Queensland Mounted Infantry badges at each collar edge. The shoulder straps, edged with gold Russia braid, bear gilded metal rank insignia for lieutenant colonel, brass QMI titles and small Queensland Defence Forces buttons. Each cuff is decorated with two chevrons of gold lace, Russia braided eyes with an Austrian knot above and crowsfoot and braided eyes below for the rank of lieutenant colonel. The pleated breast pockets with three pointed flaps are fastened with small gilt Queensland Defence Forces buttons. The five gilt Queensland Defence Forces buttons at the front are made by 'H W MARTIN LONDON' and 'HEBBERT & Co. LONDON'. The skirt is rounded at the front opening and has two open vents at the back. There is a medal ribbon on the left breast for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Medal. The tunic is lined with a partially quilted olive green cotton and wool mixture with a concealed pocket at the left breast. The sleeves are lined with white cotton twill and grey sateen fabric. A woven manufacturer's label inside the neck reads 'J. BAILEY. BRISBANE'. A coarse khaki wool repair is hand stitched to a section of the collar lining. There is a dance card and pencil with silk tassel inside the breast pocket. The card has been embossed on the front with the word 'PRO-GRAMME' and has been filled out inside with names in ink and an extra slip of card with the wearer's name, rank and unit.

Worn by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Venn King, Queensland Mounted Infantry. King was in command of the Queensland Contingent sent to England for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1897. He was born in 1842. As a captain in the Mounted Infantry, King was sent to Charleville and Cunnamulla during the 1891 shearer's strike. He was promoted to major in 1894 and lieutenant colonel in 1899. In 1903 he commanded the 14th Australian Light Horse for a short period, and in 1904, the 5th Light Horse Brigade as colonel. After a period on the retired list he was appointed as Honorary Colonel in the 3rd Light Horse in 1913, and at the age of 73, he was officer commanding the 2nd Remount Unit in Egypt from 1915 to 1916. He retired in 1921 and died at Toowoomba in 1929.