The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Blue cotton drill swimming briefs. A small cotton tag has been sewn inside the back left of the swimmers marked 'JENYNS PTY BRISBANE-1941 Size: 2'. The briefs are split on the left hip. A white cotton tape runs through the waist to the opening at the left hip, and another set of tapes is sewn onto the bottom edge of each side of the opening. The back is marked on the outside 'W.R.R.BURNETT' in white.
Associated with S/6811 Stoker Walter Robert Reginald Burnett RAN. He enlisted on 27 July 1942 and was posted to HMAS Cerberus for training. He subsequently posted to HMAS Platypus (1943-1944) and the cruiser HMAS Australia II (1944-1946).
These swimmers appear never to have been used and were probably issued to Burnett during his initial training at HMAS Cerberus. The pattern, in use from at least the early 1930s, was widely considered to be impractical and the swimmers were reputed always to fall off, no matter how tightly they were tied, upon diving into the water.
Band of blue cotton fabric with two thin pockets which can be buttoned closed. At the end of the pockets there is a hole that could be used to attach the item to a uniform or a surface with a large bu
Metal fragment from a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M naval Zero fighter manufactured by Nakajima, finished with green protective paint. The fragment is part of the aircraft's internal structure and has a hin
Seaman’s cap with HMAS Australia tally ribbon. The dark blue wool cap has a whitened canvas cover with two brass eyelet vent holes on each side. Internally, the cap is lined with brown cotton headlini
Khaki cotton drill seaman's summer flannel with square neck and short sleeves. A manufacturer's lable sewn inside back centre reads 'MURDOCH'S SYDNEY'. Associated with S/6811 Stoker Walter Robert Re
Khaki cotton drill seaman's summer flannel with square neck and short sleeves. A manufacturer's lable sewn inside back centre reads 'MURDOCH'S SYDNEY'. Associated with S/6811 Stoker Walter Robert Re
Khaki cotton drill seaman's summer flannel with square neck and short sleeves. A manufacturer's lable sewn inside back centre reads 'MURDOCH'S SYDNEY'. Associated with S/6811 Stoker Walter Robert Re
Khaki cotton drill seaman's summer flannel with square neck and short sleeves. A manufacturer's lable sewn inside back centre reads 'MURDOCH'S SYDNEY'. Associated with S/6811 Stoker Walter Robert Re
Seaman’s cap with HMAS Australia tally ribbon. The dark blue wool cap has a whitened canvas cover with two brass eyelet vent holes on each side. Internally, the cap is lined with brown cotton headlini
Band of blue cotton fabric with two thin pockets which can be buttoned closed. At the end of the pockets there is a hole that could be used to attach the item to a uniform or a surface with a large bu
Metal fragment from a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M naval Zero fighter manufactured by Nakajima, finished with green protective paint. The fragment is part of the aircraft's internal structure and has a hin
British Army waterproof bag for a signal battery. Rubberised khaki canvas bag has a square cross-section and two white canvas tapes for tying the bag shut. Printed in black on the outside of the bag i
