Shell carving of butter knife : Sergeant H S Smith, Royal Australian Artillery

Place Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin
Accession Number REL29212
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Heraldry
Physical description Shell
Maker Smith, Herbert Sydney
Place made Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin
Date made c 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Small shell carving of a butter knife with a handle and notched blade.

History / Summary

Made by NX124705 Sergeant Herbert Sydney Smith. Sgt Smith was the youngest Master Gunner in the Royal Australian Artillery at the age of 27. He served in Darwin in 1942 and after the war was posted to Australia House in 1948. In 1952 he served as a Warrant Officer II at Holdsworthy Barracks, NSW.