wrist watch with handmade, engraved metal band
ObjectnummerM2007/087:038
Titelwrist watch with handmade, engraved metal band
BeschrijvingWristwatch belonging to Alfred Davis, an Australian Jewish serviceman and pilot who served as a wireless interpreter and intelligence officer in WWII. The maker of the timepiece itself is unidentified, but the band is handmade from metal salvaged from WWII aircraft. The band is engraved with a floral pattern and the names of places where Alf served: New Guinea, 1944; Leyte, 1944; Biak, 1944; and Manila, 1945.
Datum circa 1945
OnderwerpJews in military, Royal Australian Air Force, engraving
Objectnaamwatches
Formaat
- watch face width: 20.00 mm
height: 25.00 mm
band diameter: 60.00 mm
width: 25.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Alfred (Alf) Israel David via the NSW Association of Jewish Service & Ex-Service Men & Women (NAJEX), 2007