Kiwi badge
Hi Mike,
A lovely vintage collection you have. The kiwi in the fern-leaves (Second row, far right) is a scarce left collar badge of the 4th (Otago Rifles) Regiment worn prior to the First World War. The usual collar badges worn in WW1 are as pictured here. It is possible the New Zealander was wearing your badge at the time but not likely. Maybe he gave the boy his obsolete version.
Cheers, Tinto
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