The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
German silver full dress helmet with silver, gilt and enamel plate, gilt tudor rose bosses and decoration down back, gilt star and ball on top surmounted by a hollow German silver spike to take plume. Lower edge of helmet is bound in gilt. Gilt chin scales are backed with black leather. Brown leather liner to body of helmet. Helmet has a large gilt, silver and enamel badge of the British Royal Horse Guards. Central eight-pointed silver star has central red enamelled cross, edged with silver. Motto 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' is in gilt letters on a blue enamel garter surrounding the cross. The silver star is wreathed with gilt tudor roses and bows, and an outer wreath of oak leaves and acorns, and laurel leaves. At the base of the leaves is a gilt St George and the dragon. The top of the star is surmounted by a gilt king's crown.
Field Marshal Lord Birdwood of Anzac and Totnes. Helmet worn in his position of 'Gold Stick, Colonel of the Blues, Household Cavalry.
Scarlet yak hair plume in gilded metal holder, with large gilt tudor rose boss at the top of the plume. To fit into socket on full dress Household Cavalry helmet RELAWM15254.006. Field Marshal Lord
Scarlet yak hair plume in gilded metal holder, with large gilt tudor rose boss at the top of the plume. To fit into socket on full dress Household Cavalry helmet RELAWM15254.006. Field Marshal Lord
Badge in eight pointed star configuration surmounted by a St Edward crown. Seven fluted triangular fins, with serrated edges, radiate from a brass wreath overlaid with a scroll within which is 'ROYAL
Woven cloth patch of the Royal Australian Engineers. This circular patch is machine embroidered in royal blue cotton with a dark blue border, and features the emblem of the Royal Australian Engineers:
Officer's pattern bell top shako made of black beaver fur with black patent leather top and peak. The sides of the shako have black leather 'V' shaped straps which finish at gilt lion's head bosses fo
British Household Cavalry Officer dress sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated steel guard with a crown over HC cypher, stud decorations and checkered pommel in gild brass. The grip is wood
Silver gilt field marshal's baton. Both ends are wreathed in laurel, tudor rose, thistle and shamrock pattern. The baton is surmounted by a silver gilt figure of St George killing the dragon. Body of
