St Kilda Historical Society
Badge - Military badge, Stokes & Sons medal makers, 49th (Prahran) Infantry hat badge, 1912-1918
... 49 Prahran Infantry...Brass hat badge with the number 49 superimposed on a map of Australia, on each side of which are wattle branches. At the top of the badge is a scroll with the words '49TH (PRAHRAN) INFANTRY'. ...The 49th (Prahran) Infantry was a part-time pre-World War I militia unit that was established in 1912 and was absorbed into the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War I. 49 Prahran Infantry Militia Stamped on reverse 'STOKES & SONS/ MELB' Brass hat badge with the number 49 superimposed on a map of Australia, on each side of which are wattle branches. ...
The 49th (Prahran) Infantry was a part-time pre-World War I militia unit that was established in 1912 and was absorbed into the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War I. Brass hat badge with the number 49 superimposed on a map of Australia, on each side of which are wattle branches. At the top of the badge is a scroll with the words '49TH (PRAHRAN) INFANTRY'. This is surmounted with a crown. Below the map is a scroll containing the motto 'STAND FAST'.Stamped on reverse 'STOKES & SONS/ MELB'49 prahran infantry, militia
