Cavalry, WWI uniform

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Cavalry, WWI uniform

Entry/Object ID

1975. .300

Description

a:Heavy, twill serge, khaki jacket. Two upper pockets with buttoned flaps, two large lower pockets with buttoned flaps, epaulets on shoulders, each with three captains pips and one cavalry button. Lined with khaki cotton sateen. Colours on left breast: 14-18 Mons Star; British War Medal; Allied Victory Medal. Four brass buttons on front, one on each pocket. Gold war stripe on one arm, blue stripe on other arm. b:Jodphurs with suede patches at knees, laced ankle to knee, buttoned fly, buttons along waistband (suspenders?). Two pockets at front, belt with buckle at back. [Wearer's] right pocket has pencilled on it: "Capt Streton [sic]

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Stretton, Mrs.

Notes

Accession Date: 11-Jan-91 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

cavalry, WWI uniform

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

December 16, 1995

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 16, 2025