Historical information
Tin Hat Day was started in 1922, following WW1, as a fundraiser for the RSL. Money raised was for returned servicemen who were doing it tough following the war and during the Great Depression.
Physical description
Tin Hat Day Collector's Permit: Cream Oval label with blue cotton string through a hole for attaching.. In blue print * Returned Soldiers League War Service Fund (Affiliated with the A.C.F.) Tin Hat Day. Sept. 6th 1940 Collector's Permit. Thorold Fink, Chairman 1940 No. 992. Box 625
