The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Pair of hand knitted fawn sock with two horizontal parallel stripes in purple near the top of the ribbed sock cuff. The socks were knitted in the round from a silk yarn from the top down.
Hand knitted pair of socks made from silk yarn. Ordinary military issue socks were made of plain wool or finer cashmere. Privately acquired silk socks may have been worn against the skin for comfort, with thicker, coarser wool socks worn over them for warmth. In the Pheasant Wood mass grave at Fromelles, the remains of one soldier was found with two socks on each foot, one inside the other and this may not have been uncommon.
Pair of ankle socks hand knitted from cream and red cotton 'string'. Cream socks are knitted in stocking stitch with open work insteps. The top of each sock is knitted in cream ribbing surmounted by
Pair of black cotton socks with a 90 mm ribbed section at the top. Black socks worn by a member of the United States Marine Corps serving in Iraq in 2005.
Pair of knitted miniature socks in dark blue wool, sewn together with a short length of silk tricolour. A gilded safety pin has been sewn to one of the socks. Specific history unknown. There were a
Pair of knitted miniature socks, sewn together with a short length of silk tricolour. A gilded brass safety pin has been sewn to one of the pair. Specific history unknown. There were a number of fun
Hand knitted pullover, in 8 ply wool, in shades of olive green, khaki, dark grey, fawn and pink. The front of the body is knitted in vertical panels of green and khaki in rib, blackberry stitch, inter
Pair of khaki ribbed wool/nylon blend socks with a looped pile on the inside. Worn by Dr David M Stevens, Director of Naval Historical Studies, who held the rank of Commander, RANR, while serving in
