Unofficial history of the Australian
& New Zealand Armed
Services
Category: Badges
History of the Badges of the Australian Army (1903
to
1966)
This
section draws heavily on research by Alfred N Festberg as presented in
his book Australian Army Insignia 1903-1966. He concentrated only on
units in the 1966 Order of Battle.
Royal Regiment of Australian
Artillery
During the wars the relevant badges were worn black
oxidised
During the Great War many RAA men wore, on their
caps, a small gun
badge intended for the sleeve.
Worn by all
regular RAA Units 1903-1911
Australian
Field Artillery (militia) 1903-1912
Australian
Garrison Artillery (militia) 1903-1912
Australian
Garrison Artillery (militia) 1903-1912
Artillery Volunteers 1902/08
All regular
RAA Units 1911-1914
Seige Brigade RAA 1913-1942
All RAA
Units 1913-1930 (enhanced at
private expense)
All RAA
Units 1930-1939 (Militia 1939-42)
All RAA
Units 1949-1954
Introduced
1954
Collar dogs &
buttons from various eras
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Royal Australian Artillery Tudor Crown Collar
badge
Interesting Muslim Artillery
badge
This badge has NOTHING to do with the
Australian Army except to help show the reach of the British Empire.
It is a Pakistani Muslim Artillery unit
badge.
Note the crescent moon and star, note
the Arabic wording.
