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Australian Army khaki cotton drill breeches. The six buttons on the waistband and six-buttons concealed fly are made from light brown plastic. A slash pocket is located on each side of the fly at the waist. Below the opening is a decorative triangular seam. There is a narrow tape belt loop on both sides of the waistband and at the back. All the pockets, fly and high waistband are lined with heavy cream-coloured cotton plain weave. Protective chevron patterned panels of additional drill have been sewn onto both inner legs. On the outside of both leg cuffs are six pairs of vertical rows of hand-stitched eyelets fitted with khaki woven cotton laces. The bottom edge of the cuffs and the waistband are trimmed with a narrow band of
Owen Kenneth Stewart enlisted on the 22nd August 1914 when he was 20. He was allocated to the 7th Field Artillery as a gunner with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and embarked for Alexandria on the HMAT A22 Rangatira in September 1914. He was quickly promoted to sergeant on 15th January 1915 and received a special mention in Divisional Orders for ‘Acts of Conspicuous gallantry or valuable Service during period of 6th May to 28th June 1915’ while on the Gallipoli campaign. After the evacuation of Gallipoli, Stewart proceeded with the 11th Field Artillery Brigade to join the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front with the first major offensive being the battle of the Somme. Stwart was transferred to heavy battery on the 25th July 1915.
Steward was transferred to the 11th Field Artillery Brigade and posted to the 44th battery in March 1916. He was promoted Battery Sergeant Major in April 1916 while on duty in France. He was later appointed to perform the duties of regimental sergeant major in the field. In November 1916, Stewart was promoted to regimental sergeant major warrant officer class1, and transferred back to the 11th FAB headquarters in the field.
The 4th division, which included the 11th FAB, moved to Flanders in June 1917 and was engaged in battle until November. They were supporting allied attacks on Messines, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, and then Passchendaele.
Stewart embarked for Australia from Taranto, Italy on the 24th September 1918.
CAMEL TRANSPORT WITH SERGEANT F. MADDEN (ARROWED ON RIGHT) AND SERGEANT OWEN KENNETH STEWART OF 3RD FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE AIF 1ST DIVISION ON LEFT.
ON BOARD HMT A22 RANGATIRA. 1914. ANOTHER PHOTO OF ALL THE SERGEANTS ON BOARD THE HMT A22 RANGATIRA EN ROUTE FROM AUSTRALIA TO EGYPT. SERGEANT OWEN KENNETH STEWART IS MARKED BY ARROW IN CENTRE OF THE
MENA CAMP, EGYPT, PROBABLY EARLY 1915. "A GROUP OF OUR LADS (ARROWED LEFT TO RIGHT) SERGEANT HODGE, 1508 SERGEANT CHARLES HENRY GALLIOTT, SERGEANT RICHARD D. ALCROFT, 1623 FARRIER SERGEANT CHARLES IMB
SERGEANT OWEN KENNETH STEWART (LEFT) AND QUARTER MASTER SERGEANT LEO AUGSTEIN POSING ON THEIR CAMELS IN FRONT OF THE SPHINX AND PYRAMIDS. "...you can judge the size [of the Sphinx and pyramids] from t
Outdoor portrait of Owen Kenneth Stewart of the Australian Field Artillery.
Officer's private purchase mounted pattern light khaki cotton 'Bedford' cord breeches with self fabric strapping inside both knees. A slanted pocket has been let into the front of both hips. The conce
Officer's private purchase mounted pattern fawn wool Bedford cord breeches. A slanted pocket has been let into the front of both hips. The concealed fly is fastened with five small khaki plastic butto
Australian Army Mounted Service pattern khaki cotton drill breeches. The six buttons on the waistband and six-button concealed fly are made from brown plastic. A slash pocket is located on each side o
Other ranks khaki woollen cord breeches. Self fabric panels with chevron-patterned stitching have been sewn onto both inner legs for reinforcement. The breeches have a concealed fly with four black pr
Australian Army Mounted Service pattern khaki woollen cord breeches. A pocket with a diagonal slit opening has been let into the front of both hips. The six buttons on the waistband and five smaller o
Pair of Bedford cord service breeches which have been reinforced on the inside legs with suede. The breeches have a six-button concealed fly. There are also six plastic buttons located around the out
