Soldier's rank chevron

This is one of the many interchangeable or removable textile and metal pieces attached or sewn onto a WWI soldier's uniform, to encode and indicate his rank, specialty, unit, length of service etc. This is a rank chevron with three stripes, sewn onto the sleeve of a tunic, indicates the wearer was a sergeant in the army. It was probably worn by Aucklander Vincent Stichbury who served in the Auckland Infantry Battalion on Gallipoli and then in England during.

Papers and photographs related to his war service are held at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington (MS-Group-2185 and PA-Coll-000858)