TitleUnderwear - Military Object TypeTextileClothingMilitaryDate1942DescriptionWorld War Two Army issue Air Warden undergarments, size 38.
Undershirt with short sleeves and underwear. Makers MarkDepartment of Defence N 262 1942.Place of ProductionAustraliaProvenance and SignifcanceThese undergarments were owned by Leading Aircraftman, Cecil Roy Edwards, Service Number 440278.
Cecil served with the 1 Air Observers School at Evan's Head, NSW. Evan's Head was home base for No 1 Air Observers and No 1 Bombing and Gunnery School. He was accidentally killed in a aircraft crash at Glenn Inness, 11 September 1944.DonorEdwards, Bronwyn