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A WWI AIF SIXTH BATTALION BELT AND PHOTO
The framed black and white photo of private William Hope Hunt who fought at Gallipoli in April 1915. The belt made by Hunt from a WWI army uniform/blanket. Handstitched in purple and red (being the colours of the 6th battn) 'Gallipoli Peninsula Landed April 25th 1915, 6th Battalion AIF'. Also stitched are the honours 'Walker Ridge, SUVIA BAY, ASHI BABA'; two crossed flags the British and the Australian Red Ensign; 'Advance Australia'; two more crossed flags the Belgian and French; and more battle honours 'Cape Helles, Quinns Post, ANZAC'. With applied badges and buttons.
10 x 74cm
Sold for $450
Lot 176
The framed black and white photo of private William Hope Hunt who fought at Gallipoli in April 1915. The belt made by Hunt from a WWI army uniform/blanket. Handstitched in purple and red (being the colours of the 6th battn) 'Gallipoli Peninsula Landed April 25th 1915, 6th Battalion AIF'. Also stitched are the honours 'Walker Ridge, SUVIA BAY, ASHI BABA'; two crossed flags the British and the Australian Red Ensign; 'Advance Australia'; two more crossed flags the Belgian and French; and more battle honours 'Cape Helles, Quinns Post, ANZAC'. With applied badges and buttons.
10 x 74cm
Estimate $600 - $800
The original WWI badges and buttons would have been swapped for Hunt's own, which was a common practice in WWI.
The Private Collection of Trevor Kennedy AM
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8382
10:00am - 1 November 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Wednesday 28 October, by appointment only
Thursday 29 - Saturday 31 October, 10am-4pm
Rawson Hall, 24 - 26 Kent Street, Sydney
CONTACT
Hamish Clark
sydney.manager@leonardjoel.com.au
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