Black and yellow tallyband DERZKI : Bespokoiny Class Destroyer, Imperial Russian Navy

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Accession Number REL28263
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Headdress
Physical description Silk
Maker Unknown
Place made Russia
Date made c 1914-1924
Conflict Period 1920-1929
First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Imperial Russian Navy black and yellow woven silk tally band. Printed at each end in gold with an anchor and in the middle with DERZKI in Cyrillic letters.

History / Summary

Associated with naval officer Frederick William Walton, who served in HMAS Parramatta during World War One, and probably acquired the tally band on operations in the Mediterranean. The tallyband was worn by a sailor in the Russian Bespokoiny Class Destroyer 'Derzki'. She was built at the Naval Yard, Nikolayev, launched in 1914, and was damaged in a duel with the Turkish cruiser 'Hamidiye' in January 1915. Sold in 1924.