Souvenir swagger stick : Sergeant M H J Winter, 6 Light Horse Regiment, AIF

Places
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
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.