Pair of German officers gloves : Private P J Cusack, 2/1 Battalion, AIF

Place Europe: Poland
Accession Number REL28422
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Uniform
Physical description Cotton; Leather
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1940-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Pair of light brown knitted cotton gloves with leather binding at the wrists.

History / Summary

Associated with NX13559 Private Percy James Cusack from Malabar, NSW. Cusack enlisted on 29 April 1940 and served with 2/1 Battalion. He was captured on Crete and imprisoned by the Germans in Stalag XXA in Torun (Thorn), Poland. Cusack returned to Australia after the war and was discharged on 25 January 1946.