REL/04227.005 - Horse's fly veil : Major J H Nott, 4 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
- ID number
- REL/04227.005
- Title
- Horse's fly veil : Major J H Nott, 4 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
- Maker
- Unknown
- Object type
- Heraldry
- Place made
- North Africa: Egypt
- Date made
- c 1914-1915
- Physical description
- Cotton
- Collection
- Heraldry
- Description
- White mercerized cotton crocheted horse's fly veil with knotted tassels extending to the animal's eye level.
- Summary
- This fly veil, made in Egypt, was bought by Sergeant (later Major) Joseph Henry Nott, either for his horse to wear, or as a souvenir of his service. Nott enlisted on 20 August 1914 and served with 4 Light Horse Regiment, AIF. He was one of a small number of lighthorsemen transferred to work in France after the Gallipoli campaign. He was awarded a Military Cross and bar, and the French Croix de Guerre. Nott returned to Australia on 12 December 1918.
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