Army Medical Services Museum branding equipment Army Medical Services Museum branding equipment Dear Gaius My name is Simon Barnard I m an author and illustrator residing in Melbourne Australia Currently I m producing a book on British convicts transported to Australia with Text Publishing Amongst the convicts sentenced to Australia are over 1 000 army deserters many of whom were branded with a d Your photo of the branding equipment and human skin located in the Army Medical Museum is of great interest to me I ve contacted the Museum in an attempt obtain more information and in particularly a photo of the skin but they re unable to assist I m rather desperate to obtain a decent photo of the skin and am hoping you might be able to help me in this bizarre quest Yours Simon Barnard simon simon barnard com