| Accession Number | REL30363.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Headdress |
| Physical description | Leather, Oxidised brass, Wool barathea |
| Maker |
W. Chorley & Co Pty Ltd |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Officer's peaked cap : Captain P W Fisher, 15 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, AIF
Description
Australian Army officer's khaki woollen peaked cap with oxidised brass rising sun badge and leather chinstrap attached to a small AMF button. The other button is missing. The cap has a brown leather sweatband into which is stamped a maker's mark which reads, 'W CHORLEY & CO PTY LTD 313 GEORGE STREET SYDNEY'. The inside of the cap is lined with a brown fabric on which is printed, 'WARRANTED H&J SYDNEY ACID, GREASE AND WATERPROOF TIP'.
History / Summary
Worn by NX154642 Captain P W Fisher, 15 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery. Born at Artarmon, NSW in 1916, Peter Wallace Fisher was a barrister and member of the Australian Military Force (Artillery) at the outbreak of the Second World War. In August 1941, N85071 Lieutenant P W Fisher was Second in Command of the Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Military Landing Craft Section (AA/AMLC) when he arrived in Rabaul as part of Lark Force. Fisher was one of just seven of 53 officers and men of that unit to survive the Japanese assault on Rabaul in early 1942 when he was rescued off Palmalmal and returned to Australia. In 1943 Fisher was seconded to the AIF, promoted to captain, allocated the service number NX154642 and assigned to 15 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery. He received his discharged in October 1944.