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HMAS LONSDALE
HMAS LONSDALE

HMAS LONSDALE

Date1942-1992
Object number00040889
NameCap tally
MediumSilk
Dimensions30 x 820 mm
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Ralph Sanderson
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 LONSDALE - established as a naval depot at Port Phillip in 1942 for recruiting and training naval servicemen for World War II. It closed in 1992.