The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) midshipman's navy blue superfine wool undress trousers. A welt pocket has been let into the side of both hips at the top of the side seam. The buttons on the waistband, to take braces, and the slightly smaller ones on the concealed fly are made from black plastic. The inside of the waistband is lined with yellow cotton fabric.
These trousers were worn by Midshipman Thomas Milner, RAN, between May 1934 and September 1936, when he was appointed acting sub-lieutenant. He was made a substantive sub-lieutnenant in March 1937. Milner was invalided out of the navy in early 1939 after a rugby accident. During the period 1934-1939 he served on HMAS ships Australia and Canberra, and underwent further training at HMAS Cerberus and with the Royal Navy in England.
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officer's navy blue wool peaked cap with a white pique cotton cover. The patent leather peak is black on top and green underneath. An RAN officer's gold bullion wire embroi
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officer's navy blue wool peaked cap with a white pique cotton cover. The patent leather peak is black on top and green underneath. An RAN officer's gold bullion wire embroi
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) seaman's navy blue wool serge fall front trousers. A welt pocket has been let into the front of the right hip, behind the fall front. The three buttons for the fly and the
Pair of officer's winter undress trousers in wool superfine. The trousers have two pleats on the front waistband on either side of the five button fly and an inset pocket in each side seam. Six black
Pair of black wool barathea officer's mess dress trousers with 40mm wide scarlet wool cloth welts down each side seam. The trousers have a five button fly, single button waist fastening, double pleats
White cotton drill, fall front trousers with white celluloid buttons at waist and three at fly. Fall front attaches to front with four buttons and has two welt pockets with button closures. Cotton is
German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) seaman's white duck trousers. The small yellow plastic buttons on the fly are concealed and the larger buttons on the waistband for braces are made from light brown pl
