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Souvenir money belt

This souvenir money belt belonged to 62300 Private Bert Gill, Canterbury Regiment
Souvenir money belt
Collection Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, presented by Mrs CN Weir, 1980.19, W2356

This leather money belt, probably acquired by Bert while in France, fastens with a small POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES button. The belt is marked on the reverse side in ink “HH GILL / C COY 30TH / No 62300” and the badges include a Nelson Infantry badge, and New Zealand, British and German buttons.

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