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Accession Number | REL29423 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Heraldry |
Physical description | Wood |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Egypt |
Date made | 1915-1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Souvenir swagger stick : Sergeant M H J Winter, 6 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Description
Tapered polished wood swagger stick with a snake carved around the shaft.
History / Summary
Acquired as a souvenir by 1575 Sergeant Marseilles Hayden John Winter who served with 6 Light Horse Regiment, AIF. He enlisted on 24 September 1915 and returned to Australia on 2 August 1919. His French mother chose his first given name.