Christmas card sent from the Middle East, Dec 1941 from Trooper J.A. Martindale, 9th Australian Divisional Cavalry Regiment A.I.F.; to "Fellow Members of the A.N.A. wishing you all A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year" Two shhets of beige card a Christmas card front, with Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge b central message, hand written from Trooper J.A. Martindale9th Australian Divisional Cavalry Regiment A.I.F.

Object. 8th Battalion Australian infantry Regiment Castlemaine Hat Badge. Badge has number 8 in centre surrounded by wattle flowers and leaves. Top: ''8th Aust Inf Regt'' Bottom: ''CEDE Nullis" Pin holders at top and bottom edges.numismatics, badges - military, 8th battalion australian infantry

Object. 8th Battalion Australian infantry Regiment Castlemaine Hat Badge. Badge has number 8 in centre surrounded by wattle flowers and leaves. Top: ''8th Aust Inf Regt'' Bottom: ''CEDE Nullis" Pin holders at top and bottom edges.numismatics, badges - military, 8th battalion australian infantry

Object. 8th Battalion Australian infantry Regiment Castlemaine Hat Badge. Badge has number 8 in centre surrounded by wattle flowers and leaves. Top: ''8th Aust Inf Regt'' Bottom: ''CEDE Nullis" Pin holders at top and bottom edges.numismatics, badges - military, 8th battalion australian infantry

Object. Brass collar badge for Australian Field Artillery (Militia) 1901-1912. Brooch style attachment device on back. Badge in shape of a bomb with flames coming out of top. Bomb surrounded by a laurel wreath. Imprinted on the bomb is a wheeled cannon. A banner beneath the bomb has the word ''AUSTRALIA''.numismatics, badges - military, artillery collar badge

Object. Brass lapel badge of the AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES with two loops plus hair pin fastener. Badge has the emblem of the Rising Sun and a crown, with three banners underneath. "AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES''. This is the third pattern of the Rising Sun Badge. It was used between 1904-1949.numismatics, badges - military, military forces badge

Object. Brass hat badge of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces with a slider bar. This badge was used by the Light Horse to slide onto the front of the puggaree on the slouch hat. Badge has the emblem of the Rising Sun and a crown, with three banners underneath, " AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES''. This is the third pattern of the Rising Sun badge. It was used between 1904-1949.numismatics, badges - military, military forces badge

Khaki jungle jacket with Australian Military Forces patch above striped badge on left shoulder. Striped badge on right shoulder.M.P.7 (written in texta).australian military forces, australian military forces - uniform

Green Army cloth patch with yellow embroidered emblem of AMF. Red coloured crown in middle above banners stating Australian Military forcesinsignia, cloth badge, australian military forces

Three Green Australian Milirary Forces cloth badge with embroidered rising sun emblembadge, insignia

Metal badge - red fabric insert backing - oval shape - crown at top and scroll at bottom - lamp design in centreRoyal Australian Army Nursing Corps - Dro Humanitateraanc, military badge

Silver metal matchbox holder with raised bullet relief.Rising Sun Badge "Australian Commonwealth Military Forces".matchbox holder

non-fictionAn important part of Australia's history has been written on the many battlefields and in the many countries in which Australian Defence Force personnel have served. to recognise this service, a considerable number of campaign and operational medals have been awarded.australia. australian defence force - medals, badges, decorations etc., military decorations - australia

Khaki Army shirt with badge left chest 4G101-Tuyen, right chest badge - BEN2HAI. Pryde name above left pocket. Left sleeve - two badges - top - Australian Military Forces, bottom - crown, right sleeve - badge green persevere, lower crown badgeYakka Pty Ltd, victoria. 8405 66 011 9886 (16x33)shirt, clothing

A framed collection of photographs, medals and text. The top left hand corner has eight coloured photographs (slightly faded). Centre top is the Rising Sun badge, to the right of the badge are a further eight faded photographs. Below the Rising Sun badge are the war medals issued to Keith Payne OAM. Below this are two photo's of Warrant Officer Class II Kevin Arthur Wheatley and Major Peter John Badcoe. In the centre is a list of Australian Military And Support Groups. To the right of this list are two photo's, first is Warrant Officer II Rayene Stewart Simpson and the second photo is of Warrant Officer Class II Keith Payne. Below these photo's from left to right are: A map Vietnam, in the centre is the Roll of Honour and to the right is a synopsis of the Vietnam War. A plaque on the bottom "Limited Production No 69/528 Editions.vietnam, roll of honour, wheatley, badcoe, simpson, payne

Five small and three large buttons. Are a brass colour with Australian Military Forces written around the outside, a map of Australia in the middle with a crown on top.On front: Australian Military Forces. Also has the map of Australia with a crown on top, On back: P.J.King Pty Ltd, Melb. australian army, australia military badges, buttons, australian buttons, australian military forces buttons

Detachable badge that could be worn on uniform or cap.Large gold coloured metal badge, possibly for a hat or to attach a sash. Has an "L" in the centre and leaves on the bottom. The "L" is removable.A large "L" which is removable in the centre.australian military forces, badge

Display of army badges (14) metal, mounted on teal fabric board with wooden uprights. 3 with ' Rising Sun' and 'Australian Commonwealth Military Forces'. 4 with 'Australia' 7 with motto 'Tria Juncta in Uno' inscribed.ww2, army uniform badges

Large fold out map and chronology of Australian Army Operations between 1940-1945 that belonged to Private Joan Spencer VFX12932 (VF507134) born 12/11/1924 at Albury. The family moved to Wangaratta and Joan was educated at Wangaratta High School before joining the Australian Army Medical Women's Service at 115 (Heidelberg) Military Hospital. She served with the 130 Australia General Hospital and was deployed overseas to Japan on 17/6/1947 and returned on 26/1/1949Large cream coloured cardboard folded in three, inside is a coloured map of the Middle East 1940-1942, New Guinea Theatre 1942-1944, Pacific Islands 1944-1945 and Malay and Islands 1942-1945. Front cover has Unit patches from top left to bottom right corner , at top right corner is the rising sun badge and bottom left corner 1940-45 Back cover is a listed Chronology.Hand written at top - VFX Pte Joan Spencer AAMWS 115 (H) M.H.australian army operations, private joan spencer, aamws, 130 agh

On 22 December 1890, the military commanders of the then separate Australian Colonies prior to the Federation of Australia met to discuss the introduction of the khaki uniform throughout Australia. They agreed that all Australian Forces with the exception of the Artillery would wear the slouch hat. It was to be looped up on one side—Victoria and Tasmania on the right and the other colonies (later states) on the left. This was done so that rifles could be held at the slope without damaging the brim. After Federation, the slouch hat became standard Australian Army headgear in 1903Today it is worn by military personnel from a number of countries, although it is primarily associated with Australia, where it is considered to be a national symbol.Slouch Hat - this broad brim hat is made of fur felt with an 8 fold hat band (puggaree) around the outside of the crown and attached to the inside of the crown is a brown leather chin strap. The left side of brim is held up by a gold colour metal rising sun badge.slouch hat, australian army, puggaree, rising sun badge, headgear

WW1 Female Relative’s Badge No 46369 The badge is inscribed “Issued by Dept of Defence to Women of Australia for Duty Done” Under Military Order 280 of 1917 (later Military Order 1818 of 1918), badges such as this were issued by the Department of Defence to the closest female relative of men in the AIF serving overseas. Silver metal badge with blue glaze containing AIF in oval shape below crown and above scrollIssued by Department of Defence To Women of Australia For Duty Done Rear - 46369women of australia, ww1, badge

The embroideries were machine chained onto colourful cotton sateen (often mistakenly thought to be silk) and usually bear the words 'Souvenir of Egypt' and a year date. Most have a distinctly Egyptian flavour and show the pyramids, camels or date palms. Others show images associated with different armies (such as the Australian Rising Sun Badge, New Zealand General Service Badge or British unit badges) or nations (such as the Australian coat of arms). However, during WW2 they were usually embroidered on black velveteen and the variety of images was not as great as had been available during the First World War. These types of souvenirs were very popular with Australian troops; they were easy to send home and were colourful. The vendors would have a number of designs for sale already machine embroidered, from which the soldier could select and then personalise with a date or message.Black and gold timber frame containing rectangular black cloth edged in light blue fringe. Machine embroidered on the cloth is image of rising sun badge with a camel and pyramids either side. Souvenir of Egypt 1941 Australian Commonwealth Military Forces1941, ww2, embroidered souvenir, egypt

A related souvenir from the Second Word War is the colourful 'Souvenir of Palestine'. Like the First World War Egyptian embroideries, they used cotton sateen in a range of bright colours (although sometimes velveteen was used instead) and bear the words 'Souvenir of Palestine', a year date, and sometimes a personal message, as well as images of specific mosques or landmarks, camels, goats and date palms. The Palestinian souvenirs were often seen displayed for sale outside houses in country villages These types of souvenirs were very popular with Australian troops; they were easy to send home and were colourful. The vendors would have a number of designs for sale already machine embroidered, from which the soldier could select and then personalise with a date or message. Brown timber frame containing dark green square silk cloth edged with gold fringe, embroidered with two flap poles either side of rising sun crest/badge above two red heartsSouvenir Of Palestine 1941 Australia Commonwealth Military Forcespalestine, 1941, souvenir, embroidered cloth

L.Cpl. Harold Pearson PREST 1334 served with the 37th Infantry Battalion in World War 1 and was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry action on October 4th 1917 at Ypres. He enlisted at Wangaratta and records indicate he resided at that time in Roy Street Wangaratta. Harold returned to Australia on 20/12/1917. Brown timber frame containing photograph of male in civilian attire wearing World War 1 RAS Badge and Military Medal.Noneharold pearson prest, 37th infantry battalion

Nine small & three large Rising Sun badges. Some have pins & attachments & others are missing them.Australian Commonwealth Military Forcesrising sun, badge, australian army, australia military badges

Three metal "Australia" badges with metal pins at side.Australiabadge, australian army, australia military badges, australian shoulder badges

Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Badges. stawell, ww2