Sailor's drop-front trousers : Leading Seaman Stoker S A Glover, RAN Accession Number: REL31318.004

Description

Pair of sailor's white cotton drill drop front trousers with a button fastened fold-down front flap and two slit pockets hidden behind the flap. The fold-down front flap is enclosed with nine white plastic buttons which are positioned horizontally along the fold-down flap and vertically down the opening fly. The rear waistband has a small white cotton tag embroidered in red cotton with 'M. TX SIZE 12'.

Contextual Description

Worn by 25977 Leading Seaman Stoker Sydney Alan Glover who served with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the Second World War. Glover was born in Victoria on 27 December 1923 and he enlisted with the RAN on 11 March 1942. During his wartime service Glover served in numerous HMA ships and shore bases including the Penguin, Adelaide, Lonsdale, Cessnock, Napier and Kuttabul. His naval career continued after the war with his service in HMA ships Barwon and Tarakan over the period 1949 to 1953. He was also attached to the Royal Australian Naval HMA training ships Cerberus, Gladstone and Colac and the training depot HMAS Rushcutter. He was discharged from service on 10 March 1954.

Details

Accession Number
REL31318.004
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Uniform
Physical Description
Material: Cotton
Material: Cotton drill
Material: Plastic
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
c 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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