Tethering rope : Light Horse units

Place Oceania: Australia
Accession Number REL30045.003
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Heraldry
Physical description Hemp; Wood; Steel
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1914-1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Jute tethering rope, back spliced at each end. One end has a wooden toggle, the other a steel ring. There is a split in the splicing below the steel ring where the toggle can be secured to shorten the rope.

History / Summary

Part of standard equipment for Australian mounted troops.

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