The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dark blue melton wool pantaloons with high back, buttoned waist, right front welt pocket and wide scarlet wool stripe down side seams, finishing above ankle opening. Reinforced at inner knee with extra layer of wool fabric, machine stitched on outside. Metal buttoned fly opening and ankle openings lined with polished black cotton twill. Narrow ankle leg finished with cotton twill tape extending into ties. Waist section originally lined with close plain weave cotton but more recently overlined with unbleached calico. Handwritten on one side of pocket liner 'AK' and 'Ross'. Fork lined with striped cotton twill. Metal buttons stamped on front with 'SUSPENDER'.
A permanent force of artillery in Victoria was first raised in 1870 but was disbanded in 1880 and then raised again in 1882. In 1884 the three groups of field artillery were grouped together as the Metropolitan Brigade of Field Artillery. By 1890 the Field Artillery numbered 16 officers and 252 other ranks but it was not until 1899 that Queen Victoria approved an amalgamation of the permanent artilleries of NSW, Victoria and Queensland. The Victorian artillery then became known as the Victorian Regiment of Royal Australian Artillery (RAA). In 1902, the RAA and the permanent artilleries of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania were amalgamated to form the Royal Australian Artillery Regiment.
Dark blue wool breeches with wide red wool stripe extending down the side seams to the narrowed leg opening. The inside of each leg has been reinforced with a double thickness of cloth. The lower end
Dark blue wool twill pantaloons with two yellow worsted stripes, each 2.5cm in width, extending down the side seams as far as the ankle openings. Coated metal buttoned waist and fly; the waist buttons
Dark blue wool twill tunic with red wool stand collar edged with round gold cord and gold Russia braid. Gold bullion embroidered artillery badges at each end of the collar, and on the inside a patent
Dark blue superfine wool overalls with high buttoned waist, right front welt pocket and 45mm wide gold lace stripes downthe outer legs. Wool cloth strap at hem of each leg, one currently unstitched a
Dark blue wool tunic with scarlet wool stand collar edged all round with yellow worsted square braid. Brass artillery badges at each side of the collar. Dark blue shoulder straps edged with scarlet wo
Dark blue straight legged wool twill trousers with wide red wool stripe extending down the side seams. Black plastic buttoned waist and fly. Small welt pocket at waist extends in a semi-circle above t
