The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Brass bugle with green woollen tasselled cords and nickel plated mouthpiece. The maker's markings, '(Broad arrow) 59 BOOSEY & CO LONDON 1900', are impressed into the top of the bell. The following markings have been scratched into the bell: 'IX NZMR TRUMPETER Wm Mikkelson'. Below this is a crudely scratched representation of the Boer coat of arms and the words, 'BOER WAR'. Around the edge of the bell are scratched the words, 'NATAL TRANSVALL [sic] ORANGE R.C.'
Bugle carried by 7075 Private William Mikkelson during his service with the Ninth Contingent of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, in South Africa in 1902. The Ninth Contingent was raised in early 1902 and the North Island Regiment, of which Mikkelson was a part, sailed on 20 March. They arrived at Durban on 28 April, but saw no action, and returned to New Zealand in July of the same year.
Magazine Lee-Enfield Mark 1* bolt action rifle. Receiver stamped with a crown over ER BSA&Co 1902 LE I* under the bolt arm. The butt is marked with the BSA company roundel, I* and the tang stamped TAS
Magazine Lee-Enfield Mark 1* bolt action rifle. Receiver stamped with a crown over ER BSA&Co 1902 LE I* under the bolt arm. The butt is marked with the BSA company roundel, I* and the tang stamped TAS
Brass Bugle with conical horn. Markings stamped into horn, 'S.A./ GOVT/ W (upward broad arrow) D/ HENRY POTTER & Co./ 30 CHARING CROSS./ LONDON/ C&M/ 1886'; also punched into the horn is 'BUGLER H COL
Standard short double loop brass bugle with silver mouthpiece. Outside of bell is engraved 'Henry Potter & Co 30 Charing Cross London 1898 NSW G 1.1900'. The body is heavily tarnished, is missing
Standard B flat military bugle of soldered construction, with copper body and tubes, brass bell, joining section, rear sleeve, chain loop plate and mouthpiece extension tube. The mouthpiece is missing
Brass and copper bugle engraved with locations in Australia, Ceylon, Egypt, Gallipoli and France. A removable nickel-plated mouthpiece is retained by a length of brass chain. There are brass rings att
Standard B flat military bugle of soldered construction, with brass body and tubes and brass bell with nickle plated reinforcing band. There are a pair of suspension loops and plates soldered to the b
Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps' CAPE COLONY',' RHODESIA', 'ORANGE FREE STATE', 'TRANSVAAL', 'SOUTH AFRICA 1901' AND 'SOUTH AFRICA 1902'. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 297 T
