The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Fragment of cloth from the left side of a collar from a New Zealand army tunic. Attached to the fragment is a brass collar badge for the 16th Waikato Regiment showing an arm holding a Maori spear, beneath which is the voided number 'XVI' and a scroll bearing the Maori motto 'KA WHAWHAI TONU AKE AKE' (we shall fight for ever and ever).
This piece of collar came from the tunic of a member of the New Zealand 16th Waikato Regiment. It was found by the Australian Historical Mission on 17 February 1919 near found the graves of Australians and New Zealanders, killed on 25 April 1915 on the inland slope of Baby 700. They were probably buried where they fell by the Turks during the May armistice. This item was found with other uniform fragments on the ground around the graves.
Section of tunic shoulder strap with a brass numeral '6' and curved 'NZR' title attached to it. This shoulder strap came from the tunic of a member of the New Zealand 6th (Hauraki) Company. It was
Large New Zealand Army tunic button.In the centre are four stars representing the Southern Cross constellation. Surrounding this is a raised circular border with the text 'NEW ZEALAND / FORCES' in ra
Remains of a proper right side Australian officer's tunic collar. Attached to it are a Rising Sun badge and three other badges to its right, reading '16 / INF'. Each badge has two lugs held in place,
Remains of a proper right side collar from an Australian tunic with Rising Sun badge, coated with verdigris, still attached. The two lugs on the back of the badge are inserted through the fabric and h
Rising Sun collar badge attached to a scrap of khaki woollen fabric from an Australian uniform. The badge has two lugs, inserted through the fabric, through one of which a piece if wood, possibly a ma
Rising Sun collar badge with two lugs for attachment to a uniform. The badge is coated in dried mud and verdigris. This Rising Sun collar badge, was found on 10 January 1919 by Lieutenant William Ho
