The John Haken Collection

Lot 4349    SESSION 14 (Friday at 4.30pm)    The John Haken Collection

Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,400

NEW SOUTH WALES VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY, artillery pouch with embroidered badge on front, a set of white metal cape clasps and a white metal waist belt buckle. The latter two are mounted on a perspex display slab. Very fine. (3) These items are attributed to Lieutenant Colonel J C Remington who joined No 5 Battery New South Wales Volunteer Artillery on 5 February 1868, was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 1 August 1871, promoted to Lieutenant on 4 November 1878, Captain on 30 June 1880 and Major on 14 April 1884. He was appointed to command the Headquarters Garrison Batteries of NSW Volunteer Artillery on 14 September 1891. Promoted Brevet Lieutenant Colonel on 25 January 1892 and retired as Lieutenant Colonel on 28 September 1893. He was awarded the Volunteer Decoration on its inception on 19 November 1895. He died by self inflicted revolver shot to the head on 28 February 1908. Hundreds of mourners from the business, masonic, military and judicial areas attended his funeral held with interment at the Church of England Cemetery, Gordon, NSW. (With Death Transcription from NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages and a copy of an article published in Despatch XXXVII No 4, 29-30 October/December 2002, The Journal of the New South Wales Military Historical Society.)