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Category: Badges |
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This page is a sub
category index |
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War Related
Civilian Badges
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Sub category index
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Different Returned Soldiers
Association badges from Australia. Photo by
Raymond Butler |
War Munitions
Volunteers Badge WW2 |
Returned
from Active Service
(WW2)
For members of Navy Army RAAF and
Nursing Service returned to Australia from Active Service.
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Discharged, Returned from
Active Service badge WW1
For soldiers and nurses
who returned to Australia from active service and were honourably discharged.
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- Collectors and families
of servicemen should be aware that there are
many reproductions available for sale on the web and elsewhere.
There is nothing wrong with a
reproduction so long as it is identified as such, as this
one (above right) was.
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- WW2 War Service
Badge issued to former soldiers who had served within the boundaries of
Australia and who were, therefore, not eligible for the RAS badge. To be worn on
civilian clothing.
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Silver
War Badge WW1
Authorised by the King for both Navy
and Army and granted to Officers and men of the British Indian and
overseas forces who had served since August 4 1914 and who had, in the
case of Officers, retired or relinquished their commissions or in the
case of men had been discharged on account of age, wounds or sickness,
such as to render them permanently unfit for further service.
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RSSILA
Badge
(fore-runner to the RSL)
Worn by members of the Returned
Sailors, Soldiers Imperial League of Australia, those eligible being
members of all services, both wars, including nurses, who have returned
from active service outside Australia.
CLICK
for detail
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Australian
Legion of Ex-Servicemen & Women
An organisation something
similar to RSSILA (RSL)
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Discharged Returned Sailor
(WW1). Granted to RAN members who
had seen Active Service afloat.
photo by Tony McCabe |
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This Merchant Navy
badge was issued to and worn by a seaman,1st Engineer (Chief Engineer) Leslie Royal Binkin, working for AUSN
Co Ltd, before ,during and after the
war.
Photo
supplied by Jo Binkin
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Tie pin worn by
Australian merchant seaman Valwyn Gordon Fletcher, who sailed on
British, Norwegian, Swedish, Belgian, Panamanian and Danish vessels
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Merchantile Marine War Zone
badge. WW1. Granted to Officers and
men of the Merchantile Marine who served in the designated areas.
Photo by Paul Widdup |
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If
you can provide a colour photo of this badge please email
me
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Demobilised Soldier's Association
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Photo by Paul Widdup
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Munitions Workers Australia badge and
the badge of the Association
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Photos by Tony McCabe
Above right; obverse
of War Worker's badge
Below right; reverse
of War Worker's badge
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The
Kings Badge 'For Loyal Service'
Issued to Philip Royston Matthews who served with the British Army in
the Second World War.
The
Loyal Service Badge was issued to those who were no longer fit for
service, due to age or injury.
This
included Aussies and Kiwis.
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This
badge was issued to civilians in the UK (including some Australians) who
were involved in vital war related work and so were unable to serve in
uniform. It was issued and worn to avoid the dreaded "white
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Travel pass issued in 1980 to
surviving members of the AIF.
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When reading this page
please remember that the captions were written in 1942 for a supplement
to the "ARGUS" that was published on Saturday April 11, 1942.
So the words 'last war' mean WW1 and the words 'this war' mean WW2.
These reproductions are not very good.
Maybe you can help. It is probable that you know someone that has one of
these badges , probably stuck away in a back cupboard somewhere. If so
why not share your treasure with the world by sending me a colour photo
of it. I will, of course, pay you the courtesy of naming you as the
donor of the photo.
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