Belt
Description
A brown leather belt with a brass buckle with a clasp in the shape of a twin headed snake. " W WIGGINS / MAKER / WELLINGTON " is stamped on the leather near one end of the belt. " H.M. Scott N.Z.R/8Coy Reinforcements " is stamped in faded letters on the underside of the belt.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production place
Production period
Classification
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This
belt
belonged
to
Horace
Dartwell
Stanners
although
it
may
have
initially
been
issued
to
another
soldier.
Horace
was
from
Eltham
and
served
in
Gallipoli.
He
returned
to
Eltham
after
standing
on
a
bayonet
and
was
reliant
on
walking
sticks
for
much
of
his
life.
He
died
in
the
late
1960s.
Accession number
PA2007.109
Collection type
Material
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