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Actions Displays	swagger stick Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2010/126:010 Titleswagger stick DescriptionBrown leather covered swagger stick used by Sydney Levine and which he has carved his surname into. In the British Army and other militaries following the Commonwealth traditions, commissioned officers carry swagger sticks when in formal uniform as a symbol of rank. Warrant Officers and Senior NCOs carry longer pace sticks or regimental sticks instead, although a Regimental Sergeant Major may be seen sporting a swagger stick. N75115 Captain Sydney Levine served in the militia as a dental surgeon from June 1940. He was first posted to the Army Dental Centre at Ingleburn, NSW, before being transferred to 17 Field Ambulance. Based at Bathurst, NSW, he regularly visited the Cowra POW Camp to provide dental services to the inmates. It was on one of these visits that a grateful Italian prisoner presented him with the desk ornament he donated to the Australian War Memorial. In August 1942 Levine enlisted in the AIF and was assigned the service number NX111950. He served with 117 Field Ambulance and 114 Convalescent Depot before being promoted to major in November 1942 and appointed Officer Commanding (OC) 58 Army Dental Unit (ADU). Levine subsequently served in New Guinea at Port Moresby and Madang, where he was OC of 71 and 68 ADUs, and at Jacquinot Bay in New Britain, where he commanded 83 ADU. He was discharged from the army on 5 September 1945. Levine later served as a lieutenant colonel the Citizen's Military Force between 1963 and 1971, as a consultant periodontist to the army. Production placeAustralia SubjectAustralian Imperial Force, soldiers, dentists Object namemilitary uniforms Dimensions width: 20.00 mm length: 600.00 mm Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Helen Bersten

Object numberM2010/126:010

Titleswagger stick

DescriptionBrown leather covered swagger stick used by Sydney Levine and which he has carved his surname into. In the British Army and other militaries following the Commonwealth traditions, commissioned officers carry swagger sticks when in formal uniform as a symbol of rank. Warrant Officers and Senior NCOs carry longer pace sticks or regimental sticks instead, although a Regimental Sergeant Major may be seen sporting a swagger stick.

N75115 Captain Sydney Levine served in the militia as a dental surgeon from June 1940. He was first posted to the Army Dental Centre at Ingleburn, NSW, before being transferred to 17 Field Ambulance. Based at Bathurst, NSW, he regularly visited the Cowra POW Camp to provide dental services to the inmates. It was on one of these visits that a grateful Italian prisoner presented him with the desk ornament he donated to the Australian War Memorial. In August 1942 Levine enlisted in the AIF and was assigned the service number NX111950. He served with 117 Field Ambulance and 114 Convalescent Depot before being promoted to major in November 1942 and appointed Officer Commanding (OC) 58 Army Dental Unit (ADU). Levine subsequently served in New Guinea at Port Moresby and Madang, where he was OC of 71 and 68 ADUs, and at Jacquinot Bay in New Britain, where he commanded 83 ADU. He was discharged from the army on 5 September 1945. Levine later served as a lieutenant colonel the Citizen's Military Force between 1963 and 1971, as a consultant periodontist to the army.

Production placeAustralia

SubjectAustralian Imperial Force, soldiers, dentists

Object namemilitary uniforms

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Helen Bersten

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