The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Sailors black silk tallyband with gold embroidered lettering 'HMAS SHROPSHIRE'. Tied in a bow on side.
Royal Australian Navay sailors generally wore a plain 'HMAS' tally while at sea during the Second World War, for security reasons. This tally is likely to date from the immediate post-war period.
Sailor's black ribbon cap tally, with gold embroidered lettering 'H.M.A.S. INVERELL'. Unworn reference example. HMAS Inverell was a Bathurst class minesweeper commissioned in September 1942.
Sailor's black ribbon cap tally with gold embroidered lettering 'H.M.A.S. KAPUNDA'. Unworn reference example. HMAS Kapunda was a Bathurst class minesweeper commissioned in October 1942.
Sailor's black ribbon cap tally with gold embroidered lettering 'H.M.A.S. DELORAINE'. Unworn reference example. HMAS Deloraine was a Bathurst class minesweeper commissioned in November 1941.
Sailor's black ribbon cap tally with gold embroidered lettering 'H.M.A.S. COWRA'. Unworn reference example. HMAS Cowra was a Bathurst class minesweeper commissioned in October 1943.
Sailor's black ribbon cap tally with gold embroidered lettering 'H.M.A.S. GLADSTONE'. Unworn reference example. HMAS Gladstone was a Bathurst class minesweeper commissioned in March 1943.
Sailor's black ribbon cap tally with gold embroidered lettering 'H.M.A.S. BOWEN'. Unworn type example. HMAS Bowen was a Bathurst class minesweeper commissioned in November 1942.