ANZAC Nursing Badges/Pins - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Home Guard · #1 08-07-20, 11:38 PM

I am a big fan of the miniseries "ANZAC Girls", and have been trying to figure out what pins they are wearing toward the end of the series.

At first it is only the Australian nurses who have one, and later the NZ nurse gets a NZ pin. But they never show them up close and I can't find anything on line to help me determine what they are.

The Australian one appears round and the NZ one I think is more square. Does anybody know what these pins might be? Are they real or just made up for the series? How hard are they to find?

Sorry I can't post a picture as I tried to find them on line, but to no avail.

Thanks,

Terry

Home Guard · #2 09-07-20, 02:55 AM

A post thought. They wore the pins I am asking abut on the scarlet capes. The Australian nurses on the left side and the NZ nurse on the right side.

Terry

Jackhr · #3 09-07-20, 04:02 AM

As not have seen the series I dont know mate but if I may ask who gave out the pins/badges ??

Rob

Home Guard · #4 09-07-20, 04:19 AM

Rob, They don't say in the series, they just suddenly appear in one of the later episodes. One of the wounded NZ soldiers asks a NZ nurse why she doesn't have a pin like the other nurses, and she says because I a New Zealander. Then he says why don't you have one of the NZ pins then. (or basically to that effect) And, shortly after she obtains one.

I highly recommend the series as it is excellent. And even more so as the story line is taken from personal accounts and they show the real nurses at the end of the last episode. I've already watched it twice and may go for a third shortly it is that good. Certainly makes you appreciate what the nurses had to put up with and do.

Terry

Drummajor · #5 09-07-20, 06:11 AM

Here is a nurses red cape, it is Australian, it has a badge on the right side of the cape.
I cannot make out the writing, but the red cross is prominent.

Phil.

Jackhr · #6 09-07-20, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drummajor

Here is a nurses red cape, it is Australian, it has a badge on the right side of the cape.
I cannot make out the writing, but the red cross is prominent.

Phil.

Here is one from the collection .