| Place | Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RELAWM30892.004 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Cotton tape, Gold bullion lace, Gold bullion thread, Polished cotton, Silver bullion wire, Velvet |
| Maker |
Hawkes & Son Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1922 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 Period 1920-1929 Period 1940-1949 |
Banner for silver cavalry trumpet : 13/18 Royal Hussars, Tobruk Memorial
Description
Square dark green velvet banner mounted on a polished cotton backing. The banner face features a 13 mm wide gold lace border enclosing a King's Crown embroidered in gold wire over a large gold wire H. The bar of the H is oversewn in silver wire with QMO (Queen Mary's Own), and the numerals XIII and XVIII appear above and below the bar, also in silver. Three pairs of black cotton tape ties are sewn to the top of the banner.
History / Summary
Banner designed to be attached to the cavalry trumpet (see RELAWM30892.001), one of a set of six silver trumpets belonging to the 13/18 Hussars, which were formed by an amalgamation of the 13th and 18th Royal Hussars in 1922. The original engraving on the bell relates to the initial 1922 presentation of this trumpet by Mrs Moller in memory of her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Moller, who had seen service in the Boer War and First World War. This trumpet was then used to sound the Last Post and Reville at the opening of the Australian War Memorial at Tobruk in 1948. Arrangements were made by the Australian War Memorial Board for a replacement presentation trumpet to be forwarded to 13/18 Hussars in exchange for this example.