The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dark blue superfine tunic with red wool stand collar edged all round with white square worsted braid and silvered grenade collar badges. Dark blue shoulder straps edged with red wool piping, a single New South Wales Military Forces button made by 'Wm JONES & Co LONDON' and a brass '5' badge. Cuffs decorated with white worsted square braid Austrian knots. Nine silver New South Wales Military Forces buttons made by 'PRICE & Co SYDNEY' at front, with left side and skirt section of right side, piped with red wool. Back skirt has an open vent and sword flaps edged with red wool piping. Two buttons at back waist and three on each sword flap all made by 'FIRMIN & SONS Ltd' except one, made by 'W. JONES & Co LONDON'. Body of jacket partially lined with lightly quilted brown cotton sateen and skirt with black cotton sateen. Concealed pocket inside left breast. Sleeves lined with striped cotton twill, and neck with black cotton sateen. Neck fastened with single brass hook and eye and remains of black patent leather neck tab evident. Brass belt hook at left waist.
The number '5' on the shoulder straps could indicate that the wearer served with the No.5 Company of the 2nd Garrison Division formed in July 1893 when the New South Wales artillery was formed into three divisions. The second division was made up of three militia units: Companies 4, 5 and 6. In 1873 there were nine batteries of artillery in New South Wales; one permanent and eight volunteer. This grew to eleven batteries in all when a partially paid system was introduced in 1878. The volunteers and militia wore silver braid and buttons on their tunics while the permanent artillery wore gold.
Dark blue superfine tunic with red stand collar edged with round silver cord, with a small silver grenade artillery badge at each end. Shoulder straps of dark blue superfine, piped with red wool and f
Dark blue wool superfine tunic with red wool stand collar, edged with round silver cord and silver lace with gold bullion embroidered crown for the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Plaited round silver sho
Dark blue superfine tunic with red superfine stand collar, rounded in front and edged with silver round cord, bullion lace and embroidered gold bullion crown and star for the rank of captain. Twisted
Dark blue wool twill tunic with red superfine stand collar, squared at front and edged with round gold bullion cord, gold Russia braid and embroidered gold bullion on black wool artillery grenade badg
Dark blue wool twill tunic with dark orange stand collar. Upper and lower edges of collar are decorated with worsted yellow braid with brass grenade badges at each corner. Blue wool shoulder straps ar
Dark blue, straight legged, wool twill trousers with metal buttoned waist and wide red wool stripe extending down the side seams. All metal buttons except one are stamped 'MADE IN ENGLAND'. Celluloid
