WWII Australian Field Regiment Gun Holster - Jim Cullen

DESCRIPTION

TitleWWII Australian Field Regiment Gun Holster - Jim CullenObject TypeObjectDate1941DescriptionWWII Australian Field Regiment Gun Holster.

Stamped on brown leather holster is an arrow over a dash and vertical line (Rising Sun) and a D arrow D 1941.
Provenance and SignifcanceThis gun holster belonged to James Puttnam Cullen.

James (Jim) Puttnam Cullen was the son of Charles Clinton Cullen and Alice Cullen (nee Puttnam/Bush).

Jim was the grandson of Henrietta Bush (nee Lewis) who built the Ocean Beach Hotel at Shellharbour in 1929. He was also the grandson of Christopher James Cullen, Mayor of Central Illawarra.

James Puttnam Cullen NX50825 served as Captain in WWII with the 14th Australian Field Regiment and the 2/9th Australia Field Regiment.DonorJones, Noel

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialBrown Leather and metal buckle.Dimensions23cm x 15cm x 5cm

CLASSIFICATION

PrimaryArmsSecondaryMateriel

CONNECTIONS

CollectionObjectsCullen CollectionFamilyCullenBushLocalityShellharbour VillagePersonBush, Henrietta (nee Lewis)PlaceOcean Beach Hotel

LOCATION

Item LocationOn Exhibition

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