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South Australian Artillery officer's scarlet superfine wool mess waistcoat with gold bullion lace that extends from around the neck edge, front opening and along the waist front edge. The waistcoat closes by brass hooks and eyes concealed beneath a row of closely fitted gilded brass studs. The vest angles down to a point at the front and has two small welt front pockets edged with gold Russia braid looped into a crows foot pattern. The vest is lined throughout with crimson silk. The back of the waistcoat is made of scarlet cotton and has been subsequently let out at the centre back with a strip of cloth 65mm wide
Worn by Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Dyke during his service with the South Australian Artillery, including a period as commanding officer at Fort Glanville. Dyke was born in 1859 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Garrison Artillery in 1881. He was promoted to captain in 1889 and major in 1894. Dyke was placed on the supernumerary list in 1899, but rejoined the Garrison Artillery in 1905. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel (staff) in 1911 before being placed on the retired list in 1913. During the First World War he served in the AIF Sea Transport Service making a return trip on troopships to Egypt in 1915-1916. He was made an honorary colonel in 1919.
South Australian Artillery officer's black superfine wool mess jacket with gold bullion lace around the upper edges of the collar, waist and down each edge of the front opening. The back waist, which
South Australian Colonial Military Forces Artillery officer's full dress blue superfine or doeskin wool tunic with scarlet stand collar, scarlet piping on each side of the tunic front, and false vents
Dark blue superfine trousers with high backed waist and wide scarlet superfine stripe extending down side seams to hem.Horizontal welt pocket at each front lined with cream cotton twill. On the revers
Scarlet superfine waistcoat with closed neck. Collar, fronts and bottom edge to side seams all trimmed with gold artillery pattern lace. Lower edge of collar decorated with gold Russia braid. Welt poc
Dark blue superfine waistcoat with closed neck. Front edge of collar, fronts and along the bottom edge to the side seams, all trimmed with gold Russia braid. Just inside this edging gold Russia braid
New South Wales engineer officer's mess waistcoat. Dark blue superfine waistcoat has a black corded silk back lined with white cotton. The neck, front and lower front edge are edged with gold Russia b
