Historical information

The Australian Military Forces buttons were worn by Australian troops in World Wars One and Two. The Australian Commonwealth buttons date from the Edwardian era (1901-1910)

Significance

These buttons are examples of the buttons used by the Australian Army. The attachment to a card is also an interesting example of the way members of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society mounted and displayed collection items in the 1960's and 1970's.

Physical description

Seven brass circular military buttons pressed into a rectangular piece of cardboard with pasted on lined paper on the back of the cardboard.
Three of the buttons feature a raised map of Australia, a crown and text.
Five buttons feature a raised intertwined E R,V11, a crown and text
Protruding through the paper at the back is a section of a ring.
The cardboard side has hand drawn blue lines, an oval stamp with text and hand written text.

Inscriptions & markings

Three buttons have AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES.
Five buttons have AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH FORCES
Military medallion buttons ( hand written)
Stamp is oval shaped with faded text of which only HISTORICAL DISTRICT and SOCIETY can be deciphered
Three blue hand drawn lines to position the buttons.