Blanket : Sergeant E R McCormack, 2/3 Battalion

Army issue woollen blanket. The dark grey blanket has three light grey stripes approximately 6 cm in width that run along its length. In the top corner of the blanket there is white tag bearing the manufacturer's details. Only a small part of the original blanket stich hem at each end remains.

Associated with the service of NX5425 Sergeant Eric Robert McCormack. McCormack was born in Panchgani, India on 28 October, 1908 and enlisted with the AIF on 3 November, 1939. He served with the Australian Army Canteen Service and later transferred to 2/3 Battalion. The Battalion served in the Middle East and in New Guinea during the Second World War. McCormack was discharged on 12 September, 1945.