Hello,
The Routine Orders to A.I.F. Depots in the United Kingdom certainly are a riveting read.
There is mention of a cloth version of the "AUSTRALIA" title being worn :
No. 1481. 10th January 1917. Dress.
3. The practice of wearing worsted Australias on the shoulder of greatcoats must cease. There is no authority for this, nor is the worsted Australia a regulation issue.
The price of badges/titles to the A.I.F. varied slightly in 1917 :
No. 2641. 26th March, 1917. Price List of Clothing, Kit and Necessaries.
.................................................. ........................... £ s d
Badges, hat, Commonwealth, copper, oxydised ... ... each 0 0 3
Badges, collar ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... each 0 0 2
Titles, "Australia" ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... each 0 0 2
No. 2306. 19th October, 1917. Clothing, Price List of.
Titles, "Australia" ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... each 0 0 3
On a slightly different topic, are there examples within collections of any/all of the A.I.F. regulation/approved, oxidised, metal Skill-at-Arms/Qualification/Trade badges? Attached are images of the ones that I have gathered over the years, though not yet complete, as well as an image of British Army badges, in gilding metal - not all of which were authorized by the A.I.F., but pictures exist of many of these being worn by A.I.F. personnel after successfully attending instructional courses (the Marksman qualification being such an example).
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