The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
COMMISSIONING WARRANTS. EXAMINATION DETAILS. INVITATIONS. MUSKETRY CERTIFICATE. RECEIPTS. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES PREPARED BY PRESTON RECORDING SERVICE DETAILS. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT VARIOUS STAGES OF PRESTON'S CAREER
Collection related to the First World War service of 2871 Sergeant (later Warrant Officer Class I) Harold "Harry" Preston. File includes lecture notes on gunnery from School of Musketry, Tidworth, 191
A small metal key with a ring at one end, which operates the lock on Captain H E W Preston's Writing Desk (REL29655.001). The key itself is a cylindrical piece of metal with five slots cut into its en
Pewter whistle with a pierced lug at one end for attachment of a neck cord. The whistle itself is a banded cylinder, angled at one end to form the mouthpiece, and domed at the other end. A piece of sh
Compact portable timber writing desk with brass and black leather fittings. The timber appears to have been sanded to remove stain or varnish from its surface. A brass panel in the lid contains a lift
Helmet plate: 50th Foot. An 8-pointed star surmounted with the Victorian crown. In the centre is a voided numeral '50', surrounded by a Garter inscribed 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE'. Two lugs are solde
Officers 50th Foot shako plate. An 8-pointed star surmounted with the Victorian crown. In the centre is a voided numeral '50', surrounded by a Garter inscribed 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE'. Black leath
