British Royal Engineers Hat Badge, King George VI (early)badge/buttons, ww1, army

Army Hat Badge Metal Bright Rising Sun Queens Crownbadge/buttons, army

Army Hat Badge Bright Metal Rising Sun Kings Crownbadge/buttons, current, army

Pre ww2 Petty Officers Bullion Hat Badge, Kings Crownheadgear, c1950, ran

10th Light Horse Hat Badge (silver) Army Reserve WAbadge/buttons, post ww2, army

W.W.IBrass Coat of Arms on W.W.I British Royal Regiment Hat BadgeHoni Soil Pui Maly Pensebritish, w.w.i, royal regiment, badges

UK Royal Marines Corporal Commando Reg. Hat Badge. 1923 - 1929badge/buttons, c 1925, army

Army Hat Badge Bright Plastic Rising Sun Kings Crown on H068a in Cab12badge/buttons, korea, army

Hat Badge Feathers gold Coloured part of RAAF officers Hat Badge.Broken pin.ammunition

Proudly worn by soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Australian Imperial Force in both World Wars, the 'Rising Sun' badge has become an integral part of the digger tradition. The distinctive shape of the badge, worn on the upturned side of a slouch hat, is commonly identified with the spirit of ANZAC formed at the Gallipoli landings 1915 There are seven patterns of the Rising Sun. 1902 - 1991. The Rising Sun has evolved over time and today Australian Army soldiers wear the seventh pattern Rising Sun. The Third Pattern Rising Sun Badge. May 1904 The third pattern Rising Sun badge carried a scroll inscribed with the words ‘Australian Commonwealth Military Forces’ and was worn throughout both World Wars. There were, however, a number of variations of the badge; a special version was struck for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902 and there were badges of the Commonwealth Horse and the Australian Instructional Corps, each with its respective title on the scrolls. This pattern badge formed the template for all subsequent General Service badges. The most widely accepted version of the origin of this badge is the one that attributes the selection of its design, c1902, to a British Officer, Major General Sir Edward Hutton, the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Forces. Hutton had earlier received as a gift from Brigadier General Joseph Gordon, a military acquaintance of long standing, a ‘Trophy-of-Arms’ composed of mounted cut and thrust swords and triangular Martini-Henry bayonets that were arranged in a semi-circle around the Crown. To General Hutton, the shield was symbolic of the cooperation between the naval and military forces of the Empire. This Third Pattern Rising Sun Badge.- May 1904 - was worn on the Slouch hats of soldiers serving in the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces during World War 1 1914-1918World War1 1914-1918, soldier’s, rising sun hat badge, made of oxidised copperRising Sun with central Crown AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH / MILITARY FORCES australian military uniforms, military insignia, badges, city of moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, major general sir edward hutton, anzac, gallipoli, australian imperial forces, ww1 1914-1918

2 badges WW2 Home Service Lapel Badge also Australian Infantry Hat Badge

Hat badge.gold coloured alloy. with Crown in centre. of Rising Suninscription __. THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY.

The first Rising Sun badge design is by no means a mirror image of the Trophy of Arms on which it is thought to be designed. But it comes close to being a mirror image of part of the badge worn by the Victorian Cadet Forces circa1890. (WWW.diggerhistory)SignificantRising Sun Badge Seven star with crown surmounted by the word "Australia". First Pattern Hat BadgeSeven Sun Star raidiating lines Australia inscribed over crownaustralia

QC The Royal Artillery Hat Badge in Brass. Shows central cannon over inscription with Tudor Crown above." Ubique Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducant." Ubique is the title of a poem by Rudyard Kipling about the Boer War. The title was derived from the motto and battle honour of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

The 16th Light Horse came into being in 1912 when 8th Light Horse (VMR) was renumbered 16yh and given the territorial title Indi Light Horse and a new motto 'More Majorum". Following World War One the regiment reverted to 8th Light Horse (Indi). Metal hat badge and two collar badges of the 16th Light Horse Regiment. Badges have a red fabric backing.light horse, more majorum, indi

Hat badge 3rd Cavalry Armoured Corps Regiment. Antique silver hat badge Army Reserve. Circular badge in the shape of a wreath with St Edwards Crown above. Under the crown and within the wreath is a scorpion aligned with it's head and claws at the bottom of the badge. Between it's claws it is holding a boomerang embossed with the motto "Resolute".3rd Cavalry Regiment Oceania: Australia accession Number REL 25016.

The 34th Infantry Brigade was raised in Moratai and consisted of three Infantry Battalions. Namely the 65th / 66th /and 67th Battalions. On the 23rd November 1948 they became the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions. The Royal Australian Regiment became the key component of the new Australian Regular Army. The 34th Battalion 1RAR/ 2 RAR and 3 RAR saw service in WW11 in Korea and Vietnam.Gilded brass hat badge showing a round wattle wreath with "St Edwards" crown over a kangaroo and 2 crossed .303 rifles.Kangaroo and wattle are distinctly Australian - from the TAC signs of the parent units. Crossed rifles represents the infantry nature of the Regiment.

The 8th Light Horse was raised from companies of the colonial Victorian Mounted Rifles located in North-east Victoria following federation. In 1912 a major reorganisation of the Australian military forces resulted in the regiment being renumbered 16th Light Horse. Following World War One the regiment reverted to 8th Light Horse with the territorial title Indi Light Horse.Metal hat badge of 8th Australian Light Horse (VMR) worn during the period 1900-1912., and with motto 'Timeo Nec Sperno'light horse, victoria, federation, vmr, 8th

Cap/Hat badge in the form of a stylized rising sun, Kings crown in the lower centre, running across the bottom in a ribbon the words Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. Long flat pin on back to attach to headgear.organization, military, army

WW2 Tin Hat Appeal badgeEmerald green tin hat with small safety pin attachedRSL War Service Fund Tin Hat Appeal My Tribute to the Fighting Forces

Part of the Reverend Chaplain Major Thomas Bruce Williams No 556101 Collection.Five Army Christian Chaplain's Hat/beret badges. Each features a silver coloured Maltese cross surrounded by a gold coloured wreath and topped with a gold coloured queen's crown. In the centre of the Maltese cross is a purple coloured quatrefoil on a gold coloured background. This is encircled with a purple coloured ring with the motto ' IN THIS SIGN CONQUER' inscribed in gold coloured lettering. On the back of each badge are two metal pins to which are attached press clips for fastening to a hat or beret.Stamped in the each: 'STOKES'army chaplain, christian army chaplain, major thomas b. williams, hat badge

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

The school badge was sewn onto the straw hat in summer and the navy blue felt hat in winter, making use of the voids in the badge to pass thread through. This badge shows the name Strathmore, which was added to the school name, officially Strathmore Williamstown Grammar, by Principal Mabel Molland in 1914. When the school name reverted to Williamstown Grammar the hat badge remained the same with the word Strathmore replaced by the word Williamstown. This badge was donated by a past student who wore it in the 1950s.Oval shaped enamelled brass badge with a central white symbol representing a bishop's mitre above a blue banner with the school motto, AGE QUOD AGAS. The mitre and motto are surrounded by voids and encircled by a blue belt with words STRATHMORE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Makers Mark: WEBB MELBstrathmore grammar, mabel molland, uniforms

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam.A dark blue beret with Royal Australian Signals Corp hat badge.Royal Australian Signal Corp Hat badge.royal australian signals corp, beret, vietnam

hat badge, rising sun badge, oxidised copperAustralian Commonwealth Military Forcescopper, australian commonwealth military forces, 1915, hat badge, rising sun badge

Mounted on green cloth covered board. Bible,Hat badge and playing cards and a set of 3 leather pouches