Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland |
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Accession Number | RELAWM15735 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Uniform |
Physical description | Gilded metal, Gold bullion braid, Wool |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | United Kingdom |
Date made | c 1894 |
Conflict |
Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900 |
Full dress aiguillettes: Major Henry Venn King, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Decorative shoulder cords of plaited round gold cord. Some sections of the cord are plaited together and loops are formed with single sections of cord. The plaits and cords, front and back are joined together with a rectangle of crimson wool with a buttonhole in the centre for attachment to shoulder strap on left shoulder of tunic. Two sections of single cord are decorated with spirals of the same cord and the ends finished with gilded metal netted caps and decorative gilt points. Just above the spiral decoration on each cord are loops of gold gimp for attachment to the tunic buttons.
Worn by Major Henry Venn King, Queensland Mounted Infantry. King was born in 1842 and as a captain in the Mounted Infantry, was sent to Charleville and Cunnamulla during the 1891 shearer's strike. He was promoted to major in1894 and in 1897 led the Queensland contingent to England for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. King was promoted to 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 Honorary colonel of the 3rd Light Horse in 1913. 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 in Toowoomba in 1929.