Officers service dress tunic : Captain R J Webster, 5 Division Army Service Corps, AIF

Australian Army officer's khaki wool gabardine service dress tunic with staff officer's scarlet gorgets on the collar. The gorgets have a scarlet strip of wide gimp along the centre, ending in a small brass button with 'HONI SOIT Q MAL Y PENSE' (evil be to him who evil thinks) in a ring which encircles GVR, (King George V 1910-1936). On top of the ring is an imperial crown. The khaki shoulder straps have three oxidised brass pips, indicating rank of captain, and curved voided 'AUSTRALIA' shoulder titles, secured with brass Edward VII buttons. The collar is open, and there are four large brass 'AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH' Edward V11 (1902-1910) buttons to fasten the tunic. These were made by 'STOKES & SONS MELB.' The brass Edward VII buttons on the pockets were made by 'GAUNT & SONS LONDON'. The pair of patch pockets on the breast is box pleated with scalloped edged flaps. Above the left breast pocket is a ribbon bar for the Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, and Victory Medal. The pair of large patch pockets attached below the waistband has straight flaps and expandable sides. There is a brass belt hook on both sides of the waist. Sewn onto both sleeve shoulders is the vertically aligned rectangular blue over white colour patch of 5 Division Army Service Corps, AIF. Both have ANZAC small brass 'A's fitted in the middle. Above the point of the right sleeve cuff is a woven overseas service chevron with one red and four blue stripes. The tunic is lined with bronze coloured cotton/wool blend, and the sleeves are cream-coloured cotton twill cream printed with thin blue lines. Welt pockets have been let into the breast of both front panels. There is a central rear vent.

Captain (later Sir Webster CMG CBE MC) Robert Joseph Webster was 23 when he enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant in August 1914 with four years military duty behind him with the Army Service Corp. He served with the 1st Light Horse Brigade Train and after serving at Gallipoli, Webster was employed in Upper Egypt against the Senussi between November 1915 and February 1916.

The Senussi were a political-religious organisation based around Libya and Sudan. They fought a guerrilla war against the British Army during WWI, threatening the Nile Delta.

Webster was then stationed in Egypt with the 28th Company Australian Army Service Corp (AASC), 5th Division and promoted to Captain in March 1916. He embarked for France and arrived in Marseilles 24 June 1916 and entered the 'nursery' sector near Armentieres in time for the Battle of Fromelles on 19/20 July. By the end of 1916 Webster had been transferred to the 29th Company AASC in temporary command.

Two months later he was posted to the Headquarters of the 5th Divisional Train as assistant Supply Staff Officer (SSO). For Webster's service during 1915 and early 1917 he was awarded the Military Cross. His citation read 'he has been an example of courage, resourcefulness and devotion to duty.'

After a period on leave in the UK he returned to France and was seconded for training as Staff Captain at the end of July 1917. After further training to be a Quartermaster he was appointed Staff Captain and served with the Quartermaster Master General branch at the General Headquarters. Webster was again decorated, being mentioned in dispatches during 1918 and embarked for Australia 8 October 1918.

After the war, Webster was general manager at the Bradford Cotton Mills, then managing director and chairman of directors until his retirement on 1976. He was also closely involved with the university of New South Wales, becoming deputy chancellor from 1960 - 1970, then chancellor from 1970 to 1975.