Pocket grooming kit : Corporal G L Trevillian 6 Battalion, AIF Accession Number: REL30704

Description

Pocket grooming kit containing a plastic tortoise shell pattern comb and nail groomers. Brown leather covering is impressed with art-deco type designs, and with a lion and unicorn crest on the interior pocket. There is a small silver plate attached to the linen linen which can be engraved with a name. The leather case fastens with a press stud.

Contextual Description

Associated with 155 Corporal George Leslie Trevillian of 6 Battalion AIF. He enlisted on 17 August 1914 and was killed in action during the second Battle of Krithia, on Gallipoli, on 8 May 1915. His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Cape Helles Memorial.

Details

Accession Number
REL30704
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Heraldry
Physical Description
Material: Cardboard; Linen; Plastic; Metal; Leather
Measurement
Overall: 90 mm height x 54 mm width
Date Made
c 1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Status to be assessed

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