Historical information

These badges and buttons belonged to Major Charles Rogers, a well known Warrnambool personality of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. He was a Light horseman who was in the Guard of Honour for the Duke of Gloucester in 1934 when he opened the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance during the Victorian Centenary Celebrations. In Warrnambool he was a well known horseman leading parades and celebrations and judging equine events for the Warrnambool Agricultural Show. He died in 1961,

Significance

These items are of interest as they belonged to Major Charles Rogers an important 20th century Army person.

Physical description

Rectangular piece of white cardboard through which the badges and buttons are secured with variously string and clear adhesive tape.
002261.1 Brass wreath of leaves and berries surrounding an upright kangaroo links to an arc shaped band with text . The wreath has an inverted arc with text at its base.
002261.2 An inverted brass arc with AUSTRALIA between two narrow bands
002261.3, .4 Brass rising sun badge with crown ,two scrolls with text, and inverted band
002261.5, .6, .7 Brass crown featuring raised decoration including fleur- de- lis and small small knobs. The crown has an open section through which red velvet like material is visible.
002261.8 Brass button featuring a raised map of Australia and crown with text
002261.9 As for .8 but larger
002261.10 Identical with .8

Inscriptions & markings

On cardboard in hand writing Buttons & Badges Major Charles Rogers
.1 PREST D 'ACCOMPLIER LIGHT HORSE
.2 AUSTRALIA
.3 , .4 AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES
.5,.6,.7 Nil
.8, .9, .10 AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES.