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Accession Number | REL30438 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Uniform |
Physical description | Cotton, Embroidery cotton thread, Velcro |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | c 2002 |
Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 |
Ships Army Department brassard : Warrant Officer Class II, HMAS Kanimbla
Description
Ships Army Department brassard in Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU) fabric with Velcro strips for adjustment. The section of the brassard above the slit for the shoulder strap has been cut off. Below this is sewn the machine embroidered circular cotton badge of the Ships Army Department, HMAS Kanimbla, and underneath this is sewn a black embroidered crown on a square of DPCU fabric, indicating the rank of Warrant Officer Class II. The Kanimbla badge shows a rampant Griffin on a purple background, with the words 'SHIPS ARMY DEPARTMENT HMAS KANIMBLA LPA-51' embroidered in yellow cotton around the edge.
History / Summary
Worn by a WOII member of the Ships Army Department, HMAS Kanimbla, during Operation 'Slipper' in the Persian Gulf, 2002.