Historical information

HMAS Vendetta (part of the famous "Scrap Iron Flotilla") made numerous dangerous runs supplying the besieged garrison at Tobruk and later operated across the Pacific and New Guinea campaigns. Crew members and survivors formed the Vendetta Veterans Association in post-war years (with chapters in cities like Sydney and Melbourne) to honour their wartime service

Physical description

Obverse ; Blue enamelled shield featuring raised forearm with dagger and Vindico above (‘Vindico is Latin for ‘revenge’) in Gold lettering. Blue shield is enclosed by white enamelled ‘V’ with words Vendetta Veterans Ass’n inscribed along its length in Gold. Both enclosed by outer shield, base point end in red enamel with 1939-1945 inscribed in gold lettering.
• Reverse T G Luke Melb