British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Recent Books by Forum Members

   

Go Back   British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum > Australian Military Insignia > The Australian General Service Badge (Rising Sun)

 Other Pages: Galleries, Links etc.
Glossary  Books by Forum Members     Canadian Pre 1914    CEF    CEF Badge Inscriptions   Canadian post 1920     Canadian post 1953     British Cavalry Badges     Makers' Marks    Pipers' Badges  Canadian Cloth Titles  Books  SEARCH
 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 18-02-17, 04:27 PM
ukbrits ukbrits is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: kent, England
Posts: 537
Default Senior Officers Rising Sun cap badge

Hi Gents,
I recently acquired this silver gilt & enamelled cap badge made by Stokes, Melbourne. Would like to know if Forum members could tell me if this would be likely to be a WW1 item.
Many thanks in advance.
Colin
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 101_2149.jpg (73.7 KB, 60 views)
File Type: jpg 101_2150.jpg (86.3 KB, 50 views)
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 18-02-17, 07:44 PM
Ironside410 Ironside410 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Cairns FNQ
Posts: 202
Default

Hello Colin

Your badge is a collar badge for the pre WW1 Australian HQ staff and later the Australian Administrative & Instructional Staff Corps. The badge was worn from about 1903 until about 1921 when the Administrative and Instructional Corps became the Australian Instructional Corps. There is evidence that it was worn by officers and NCO's.

I don't believe it was worn by personnel serving with the AIF during WW1

Regards

Dennis

Last edited by Ironside410; 18-02-17 at 07:52 PM. Reason: Additional info
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 18-02-17, 07:57 PM
ukbrits ukbrits is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: kent, England
Posts: 537
Default

Hi Dennis,
Thanks for the info, great stuff! But this is a cap badge (60mm wide approx.) and not the smaller collar.
Many Thanks.
Colin
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 18-02-17, 11:18 PM
badgecollector's Avatar
badgecollector badgecollector is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 4,239
Default

Nice badge Colin
As Dennis said.
If it's 60mm it would probably have been fo the slouch hat. I would have thought collar sized badges worn on the cap.
Regardless a really nice item and one of my favourites.
These were made both in Australia like yours and in the UK by I think Gaunt but will have to double check
Bc
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 19-02-17, 07:06 PM
ukbrits ukbrits is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: kent, England
Posts: 537
Default

Hi Bc,
Many thanks for the update. I should have guessed it was for the slouch. It came with a Tiptaft S&G with enamelling sweetheart hallmarked for B'ham 1915 and a small SG&E shirt cuff badge on a chain marked STG SIL so I'm pretty pleased with my luck!
Regards
Colin
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 20-02-17, 12:56 AM
kingsley kingsley is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,020
Default

IThere is a famous photo somewhere of collar badges of this design worn on a fantasy uniform (I think by a member of the Australian Flying Corps) to impress the girls when visiting Paris on leave.
Hat and collar badges were made by both Stokes and Gaunt and are amoung the highest quality Australian badges I have seen.
I have a spare Gaunt collar badge somewhere if anyone is interested, missing the enamelled backing plate but still quite nice.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

mhs link

All times are GMT. The time now is 08:59 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.