Wallet with comb, colour patch and calendar : Private C J Smith, 2/30 Battalion Accession Number: REL29745

Description

Brown leather wallet with broken stud fastening. One side of the wallet is made up of a pocket with a clear plastic window. Inside this pocket is a green plastic comb and a plastic card printed on one side with a calendar for 1941 and the reverse with 1942. The other side of the wallet is divided into four pockets. The top pocket is smaller than the others and also has a clear plastic window. A colour patch for 2/30 Battalion is stored inside. The patch is a grey oval with a vertically alinged rectangle of purple next to yellow sewn in the centre.

Contextual Description

Associated with NX2573 Private Charles James Smith from Lismore, NSW. Smith was born in Bangalow, NSW in 1915 and joined the AIF on 23 April 1941. He served with 2/30 Battalion in Malaya and was taken prisoner by the Japanese. He was kept as as prisoner of war in Thailand and died there on 1 November 1943.

Details

Accession Number
REL29745
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Heraldry
Physical Description
Material: Leather; Plastic; Felt
Measurement
Overall: 147 mm height x 110 mm width x 8 mm depth
Date Made
c 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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