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beret

human history
  • Other Name

    beret : Sergeant : NZ Women's Auxiliary Army Corps : WW2 (descriptive name)

    Sergeant Isobel Rose (Belle) Cairns, Education Rehabilitation Service, NZ WAAC (associated name)

  • Description

    beret, green felt beret, brown leather edging, black cotton lining, NZ Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, WW2

    Part of uniform of 822396 Sergeant Isabelle Rose Ellen (Belle) Cairns, Education Rehabilitation Service

    Sergeant Belle Cairns (822396) was a member of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, attached to the HQ and office section of the Education Rehabilitation Service (ERS) during WW2. She died at Oamaru on 11 April 2004.

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Accession Number
    1986.203
  • Accession Date
    1986
  • Other Id

    U280.7 (uniform)

  • Department

    History

    War History

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, U280.7
  • Public Access Text

    New Zealand WAAC uniform, of 822396 Sergeant Isobel Rose (Belle) Cairns, Education Rehabilitation Service, WW2

    Sergeant Isobel (Belle) Cairns (822396) was a member of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, attached to the HQ and office section of the Education Rehabilitation Service (ERS) during WWII. She died at Oamaru on 11 April 2004.

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Date
    [1941-1945]
  • Associated Notes

    New Zealand WAAC uniform, of 822396 Sergeant Isabelle Rose Ellen (Belle) Cairns, Education Rehabilitation Service, WW2

    Sergeant Belle Cairns (822396) was a member of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, attached to the HQ and office section of the Education Rehabilitation Service (ERS) during WWII. She died at Oamaru on 11 April 2004.

  • Associated Event
    WW2; 1939-1945
  • Associated Person

     Miss Belle Cairns

     New Zealand Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

  • Period

    World War 2/Wars

  • Media

    felt

    leather/animal material

    cotton (textile)

  • Classification

    beret

    uniforms

    Beret

    Cap

    Headwear

    Clothing

    03 Personal Artifacts

  • Last Update
    24 May 2023
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