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Old 19-06-17, 10:41 AM
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came across these on the net and thought i would share
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Old 19-06-17, 11:27 AM
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G'day BC

Great photos, thanks for sharing.

I had an Artillery officers cross belt with a silver bullion top flap from the Rupertswood 1/2 half battery in my hands up at Canberra while there for the dedication of the new national Boer War , war memorial on 31st May. And yes I do have photos but that's another story.

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hi phil
would love to see some pics some time.
going through these pics always makes me wonder where all the badges etc went?
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G'day BC

Let me get the new camera sorted and get the pics into the computer then I can get them out again and onto you and others. I also have a whole lot of old Vic Pre Fed artillery photos and a lot have names on them.

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Let me get the new camera sorted and get the pics into the computer then I can get them out again and onto you and others. I also have a whole lot of old Vic Pre Fed artillery photos and a lot have names on them.

Cheers Phil.
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Hello,

Looking at the prize badges worn by the man in Photo n.o 4 they look naval style rather than Army style.

Is it possible he is a Naval Artillery Volunteer. Did you have them in Australia at that time. I am not an expert on your artillery.

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Great photos bc, Victorians seemed to have photographed everything they could compared to other states.

Simon, we did have naval artillery volunteers but these badges are army - best in battery and Army Signalling Certificate, somewhere between 1889 and 1893.
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Thanks for that Keith.

I would be interested to learn of or see the various Gunnery prize badges of that period using the cannon style barrels, and/or G in wreath.

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Old 20-06-17, 05:59 AM
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You might need Australian Army Badges: Cloth Insignia of the Army in Australia, 1860-1993, by J K Cossum, 1997, self-published. It has an overview of all those types of badges. All the six Australian colonies differed in usage and design, although generally similar to UK practices.

I don't doubt these are still available on the internet.
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