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Old 30-01-21, 05:58 AM
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Default french-australian badge ?

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for what event was this badge made ?
I am french I know 14th july... but ?

thanks for answers
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Old 30-01-21, 09:21 AM
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Could be linked to the unveiling in Villers Bretonneaux of a memorial to Australian troops on 14th July 1919.
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Old 30-01-21, 09:29 AM
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From Wikipedia -

"In the First World War, on 24 April 1918, Villers-Bretonneux was the site of the world's first battle between two tank forces: three British Mark IVs against three German A7Vs. The Germans took the town, but that night and the next day it was recaptured by two brigades of the First Australian Imperial Force at a cost of some 1,200 Australian lives.[16] The town's mayor spoke of the Australian troops on 14 July 1919 when unveiling a memorial in their honour"
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Old 30-01-21, 04:48 PM
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Hello

Many thanks !!

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Old 30-01-21, 05:24 PM
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They do love Aussies in Villers-B, this is the local school playground:

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