HMAS LONSDALE
Date1942-1992
Object number00040888
NameCap tally
MediumSilk
Dimensions30 x 890 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.
1942-1992
1942-1992
1991-2006
after 1949
after 1949
1939-2006
1939-2006
1968-1994
1928-1944