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Report a Mistake- Object Number 19810718-013
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made 1914-1919
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Personal artifacts
- Sub-category Clothing, outerwear
- Department Dress and Insignia
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1914/01/01
- Latest 1919/12/31
- Inscription (exterior/extérieur): L CHANNING
- Materials Mammal wool
- Rank Warrant Officer, Class I
- Service Component Royal Navy
- Measurements Length 94.0 cm, Width 63.5 cm
- Caption Boy Sailor Uniform
- Additional Information Boy sailor Lionel L. Channing wore this uniform during the First World War. Canadian and Newfoundland sailors often served on Royal Navy ships during the war, as Channing's cap tally, or ribbon indicates. HMS Constance was a Cambrian class light cruiser that entered Royal Navy service in 1916.