Map case : Staff Sergeant J A Whelen, Royal Australian Engineers

Place Oceania: Australia
Accession Number REL25348
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Personal Equipment
Physical description Canvas
Place made Australia
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Canvas map folder/case with two external flap pockets with leather straps and metal buckles on each side. There are also three buckels to attach to another item. On the inside of the case is a plastic coated map sleeve with on opening at the top. Marked on the plastic sleeve on the inside of the map case are a number of map symbols.

History / Summary

Associated with Staff Sergeant John Arnold Whelen, Royal Australian Engineers (1st Aust Corps Troops).