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To all who kindly replied to my email, the basket has now been identified. It is a field surgical pannier used extensively in the First and Second World Wars. The chains on the back were designed so the basket could be mounted on a donkey or mule saddle. Without chains they were designed to be stacked on vehicles and were used extensively by all British Commonwealth armies. Some more research is now needed to find out how it came to the district and what was it used for.<div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Regards </div><div>Elaine</div><div>Edenvale Heritage Complex</div><div><br></div><div><div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>**********************************</div><div>Elaine Berry</div><div><a href="mailto:eberry@iinet.net.au">eberry@iinet.net.au</a></div><div>Mandurah</div><div>Western Australia</div><div>**********************************</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div><br></div></div></div></body></html>