Officer's gilt buttons: Major Henry Venn King, Queensland Mounted Infantry

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland
Accession Number RELAWM15730
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Button
Physical description Gilded brass
Maker Hobson and Sons
Place made United Kingdom
Date made c 1895-1897
Conflict Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900
Description

Nine full size and five medium size gilt officer's buttons, with 'QUEENSLAND' and the royal cypher. Maker's name is impressed on the underside of each button.

History / Summary

Worn by Major, later Lieutenant Colonel Henry Venn King, Queensland Mounted Infantry