The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Framed satin and long stitch embroidery on a cream cotton backing depicting a King's crown in red, yellow and white over a 2 Battalion rectangular colour patch of purple over green, framed by a green wreath with red berries, over a '2ND BATTALION' legend in red over blue.
Rehabilitation embroidery depicting the colour patch for 2 Battalion, AIF made by 7471 Private Frederick William Gephart, born 14 May 1882 at Moama, NSW. Gephart, a farmer, was living in Dubbo when he enlisted on 22 March 1917 and embarked with the 25th reinforcements, 2 Battalion from Sydney aboard HMAT Hororata on 14 June 1917. Whilst serving with 2 Battalion in France, he suffered exposure to gas and was invalided to England for treatment. During rehabilitation in London, he made this and two other embroideries (see REL34171 and REL34172 ) as part of his occupational therapy programme. Gephart finally returned to Australia on 28 August 1919 and died at Mernda in Victoria in 1958.
Studio portrait of 7471 Private (Pte) Frederick William Gephart, 25th Reinforcements, 2nd Battalion, of Dubbo, NSW. A farmer prior to enlistment on 22 March 1917, Gephard embarked from Sydney aboard H
Framed satin and long stitch embroidery on a cream cotton base depicting centrally a King's crown in yellow, red white and blue with crossed Union Jack and blue Australian ensign, framed either side b
Rectangular framed satin and long stitch embroidery on a black cotton background depicting an Australian Rising Sun badge in light and dark yellow, tan, red, white and green over a scroll in red and
Rectangular framed satin and long stitch embroidery on a black cotton background depicting an Australian Rising Sun badge in light and dark yellow, tan, red, white and green over a scroll in red and
Framed satin and long stitch embroidery on a cream cotton base depicting centrally a King's crown in yellow, red white and blue with crossed Union Jack and blue Australian ensign, framed either side b
Framed rehabilitation embroidery featuring the Rising Sun general service badge design embroidered in longstitch and stemstitch using brown, blue, red, green and white thread on a cream cotton sateen
Rehabilitation embroidery, on a grey cotton ground, using white, blue, yellow, red and black cotton embroidery thread in stem, chain and satin stitch. The embroidery shows the colour patch of 13 Batta
Long and stem stitch embroidery. It depicts Chichester Cathedral, England, against a blue sky with white clouds. There is green grass in the foreground and a path leading from the door. Stitched by
Long, stem and herringbone stitch embroidery, with French knots. The embroidery depicts a farmhouse with smoke rising from the chimney against a blue sky. In front of the house is a green field divide
