The Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (RANBT) was formed of 300 men based initially at Kangaroo Beach on the Gallipoli Peninsula from 1915, during WWI. They built and maintained jetties and were constantly under fire. Some of these men lost their lives and a number were wounded during their 5 months of service here. As a result the RANBT was the most highly decorated unit during WWI. The unit then continued to the Middle East, operating bridges over the Suez Canal before the unit was disbanded (Australian War Memorial online, 2014).These badges represent a highly specialised and decorated Unit from WWI. The RANBT was made up of 300 men who served in Gallipoli and in the Middle East from 1915-1917. The badges are associated with Australian defense and form significant links to ANZAC history. A pair of brass shoulder titles "NBT" from the Naval Bridging Train attached to paper card. They have a loop shank at the back for fastening."NBT" Naval Bridging Trainshoulder title, royal australian naval bridging train, ranbt, navy shoulder badge

Royal Warwickshirebadge/buttons, ww2, army

Royal Fusiliersbadge/buttons

Royal Australian Army Dental Corpsbadge/buttons, vietnam, army

R.A.S.C.badge/buttons, vietnam, army

Royal Australian Signalsbadge/buttons, 1963-73, army

Australian Army Catering Corpsbadge/buttons, 1963-73, army

Royal Australian Engineersbadge/buttons, 1963-73, army

Army Catering Corpsbadge/buttons, 1963-73, army

Royal Australian Army Ordanance Corpsbadge/buttons, 1963-73, army

Royal Australian Army Provost Corpsbadge/buttons, 1963-73, army

Royal Australian Army Service Corpsbadge/buttons, army

Royal Australian Army Medical Corpsbadge/buttons, army

Shoulder Badge silver VAD AUSTRALIAbadge/buttons, ww2, army

Prince of Wales Light Horse Shoulder Badge (one only)badge/buttons, current, army

RAINF Shoulder Tab (one only)badge/buttons, army

Shoulder label New Zealand Rifle Brigadebadge/buttons, ww1, army

Royal Sussex regimentbadge/buttons, army

Middlesex regimentbadge/buttons, ww2, army

Example of a souvenir belt decorated with regimental buttons and regimental metal shoulder titles and brought home at the end of the war.Leather money belt with attached buttons, badges and metal shoulder titles from World War One.world war one, wwi, souvenir, belt, badges

Embroidered shoulder titles were worn on the upper sleeves of uniform prior to the introduction of colour patches c.1990. Regular regiments used the numerical designations First, Second, Third and Fourth. CMF regiments used their territorial designation: Victorian, Queensland, New South Wales, Hunter River, South Australian, Prince of Wales's and 10th Light Horse. Australia’s defence plans and priorities changed after the Second World War. Decolonisation coupled with competing ideologies created an unstable situation in the Asia-Pacific region. Australia recognised it needed both regular and citizen forces. Six Armoured Corps regiments were formed in 1948, all with territorial titles reflecting their Light Horse heritage. In Victoria they were 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse and 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles. The 1st Armoured Regiment, formed July 1949, was the first regular RAAC regiment, followed by 2nd, 3rd and 4th Cavalry Regiments decades later. Unique collection of regimental titles worthy of preservation and display.Display board containing the badge and shoulder title of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles flanked by the formation signs of 2nd Armoured Brigade. These are followed by the shoulder titles of Royal Australian Armoured Corps and eight other RAAC regiments.military, titles, uniform, ara, cmf

Shoulder title "RAEME"badge/buttons, army

shoulder title "RAAOC"badge/buttons, army

Shoulder titles "Australia"badge/buttons, 2016, army

Army Greatcoat with Australia shoulder titlesuniform, 1942, army

Shoulder titles for tunic "AUSTRALIA' (2)badge/buttons, ww1, army

1173 Australian shoulder badge 1173.1 Cloth shoulder title badge circa 1950s 1173.2 Cloth shoulder title badge circa 1950s