Tally band : HMAS Reserve

Place Oceania: Australia
Accession Number REL25182.021
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Headdress
Physical description Textile
Location Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery: Gallery 4: RAN
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia
Date made c 1943-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Sailor's black ribbon cap tally with gold embroidered lettering 'H.M.A.S. RESERVE'.

History / Summary

Unworn reference example. HMAS Reserve was a tug built in the United States for the Commonwealth. She was commissiioned in August 1943. Capable of towing a vessel of 10,000 tons, she saw service in northern Australian waters.

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