HMAS HARMAN

Date1939-2006

Object number00040886

NameCap tally

MediumSilk

Dimensions29 x 820 mm

ClassificationsClothing and personal items

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Ralph Sanderson

Terms

DescriptionCap tallies are significant items of uniforms for Royal Australian Navy sailors. They indicate the ship or establishment a sailor is based at and are worn at all times on sailors' caps.HistoryHMAS HARMAN - provides Navy administrative functions to all Navy personnel located in the Canberra area. Established in 1939 as the Harman Receiving Station, the establishment was commissioned HMAS HARMAN in 1943 and provided communications services in World War II for ships of the allied navies working in the Paciifc region; and saw the first servicewomen (WRANS) begin work as telegraphers.