HMAS Hobart tally band : Stoker Petty Officer R D Gilmore, Royal Australian Navy

Place Approximate locations: At sea
Accession Number REL28941
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Headdress
Physical description Cotton
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1939-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Black cotton tally band for a sailors cap, knotted in a bow. The letters 'H.M.A.S HOBART' are woven in gold lettering to the left of the bow.

History / Summary

Associated with 19418 Stoker Petty Officer Ronald David Gilmore, Royal Australian Navy. Gilmore served in HMAS Yarra and in HMAS Warrego in 1941. His later death was accepted as being due to his wartime service.