Buff leather cross belt with silver stag badge : Lieutenant J Black-Stevenson, South Australian Scottish Company Accession Number: REL26553.004

Description

Buff leather cross-belt with gilt fittings and gilt plate with silver stag's head rising out of a coronet, superimposed upon a cross of St Andrew.

Contextual Description

Worn by James Black-Stevenson, born London, educated in Scotland. Worked in India for the Assam Tea Company c1876-1890. Also served with Mounted Rifles, Indian Army. Married Caroline Blakspeare in 1883. Migrated to South Australia in 1890 for sake of wife's health. Served c1900-1902 with the South Australian Scottish Company and the Adelaide Rifles. Died 1934. Survived by three daughters. Only son of the marriage killed in the First World War.

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Accession Number
REL26553.004
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Uniform
Physical Description
Colour: White
Material: Leather
Measurement
Overall
Date Made
c 1900
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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