| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL30499 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Uniform |
| Physical description | Silk |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | c 1913-1917 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
Pair of full dress silk stockings : Chaplain V A S Little, RAN
Description
Pair of full dress silk stockings with back seams to be worn with black knee breeches as part of a naval chaplain's full or ball dress. Toes and heels have a single row of cream silk thread and the double layer of fabric at the top of each stocking is edged with cream silk. Each stocking has a clock extending from either side of the ankle in a simple chevron pattern.
History / Summary
Chaplain Vivian Agincourt Spence Little joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a naval chaplian in 1913 and was posted to HMAS Encounter. As a Methodist he was the first non-Anglican protestant chaplain to be appointed to the RAN. He travelled to England in the Encounter to become part of the complement of the newly commissioned light cruiser HMAS Sydney on her maiden voyage to Australia. He remained with the Sydney until 1917 and was serving in the ship during its fight with SMS Emden off the Cocos Keeling Islands on 9 November 1914.