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Victorian Colonial
and pre WW1 Units Page 3
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| Victorian
Volunteer Medical Service c.1875 |
Victorian
Volunteer Medical Service c.1875 |
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- Officers cap badge. Gold bullion on
royal blue background and the motto "CEDE NULLIS" (Yield
to none) in red
- The unit became the 8th Australian
Infantry Regiment in 1903
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| Bendigo
& Castlemaine Infantry Regiment |
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Military Engineers Formed 1861.
This is a 5 years service badge
c.1880 |
Victorian
Engineers proficiency badge for Field Companies. Black
felt backing cloth, silver or gilt badge.
From about 1861 |
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| Victorian
Volunteer Service 1865 |
Melbourne
Cavalry 1900 |
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| Victorian
Military Forces Shako plate
1855 |
Victorian
Volunteer Rifles Shako plate
c.1870 |
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Volunteer Rifles Shako plate
c.1875 |
Victorian
Military Forces Shoulder belt plate |
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Worn on both blue and
green cloth helmets |
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Victorian
Military Forces cross belt plate |
Victorian
Military Forces helmet plate 1880-93 |
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Victorian
Military Forces Officers helmet plate & ORs
forage cap badge |
Victorian
Military Forces Hat badge |
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Victorian
Military Forces. Volunteers shoulder belt badge
1874-1875 and Cadets Glengarry badge |
Victorian
Military Forces. Hat and Glengarry badge post 1884 |
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- Australian Pre Federation
Martingale Horse badge and breast strap, State of Victoria c-1880's
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EARLY
VICTORIAN TROOPERS SNAKE BELT BUCKLE HALF. VICTORIA
ARMY VOLUNTEERS? LOCAL FORCES? POLICE? MILITIA? |
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Victorian Military
Forces ORs belt buckle |
Victorian Military
Forces Officers belt buckle |
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Victorian Military
Forces ORs belt buckle c.1875 |
Victorian Military
Forces Officers belt buckle c.1875 |
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Victorian belt buckle
with the "Pro Deo Et Patria" motto, not the more normal "Aut
Page Aut Bello". |
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Victorian
Military Force Marksman badge see below |
Victorian Military
Force 5 years service badge |
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Victorian Military
Force 20 years service badge |
Victorian Military
Force 5 years service arm badge |
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HQ Victorian Forces |
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Unidentified,
probably collar badge |
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Colonial Marksmen's
Badges |
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embroidered marksmanship badges such as this were worn on the sleeve of
the left forearm, to indicate that the wearer was the best shot in his
Company. Badges could be worn until the next annual qualifying attempt
(12 months). In Victoria, during the 1860s and 1870s, marksmen who
successfully defended their ranking wore year bars to indicate the
length of time they had held the title, this (first) example being for
the period 1863 to 1867.
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Gold
embroidered marksmanship badges such as this were worn on the sleeve of
the left forearm, to indicate that the wearer was the best shot in his
Company. Badges could be worn until the next annual qualifying attempt
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This
badge was won by Junior Cadet John Abbott Longworth at the Bisley
Shooting Competition in 1911. At
the time Longworth was in England with the Australian Cadet Contingent
to the coronation of King George V. Longworth enlisted in the AIF on 27
March 1916 and served with 34 Battalion. He was killed in action on 12
October 1917 and is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium |
| Some
images from Military badges of the Australian Colonies 1800-1903 by Rick
Grebert
ISBN 0 909458 22 7 Landers Publishing |
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