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Old 31-08-08, 11:24 AM
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Default 28th Battalion (Swan Regiment)

Another Australian Militia Battalion - this time from Western Australia
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Old 23-11-13, 04:08 AM
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Here's a nice pic of an officer's stirling silver cap/collar badge.

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Old 23-11-13, 07:58 AM
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I seem to have got something wrong as, from memory I thought 28 Bn was the City of Perth Regiment, but I see from the badge they are/were The Swan Regiment. So please tell me who are the City of Perth Regiment.

Incidently, I nearly joined 28 Bn in 1956, but after hanging around for a couple of hours waiting to be seen I toddled off, and joined 10 Ligth Horse in January 1957 at Victoria Park, Perth (Before the regiment moved to Karrakatta), and never regretted it.

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Another couple of lovely badges. Yours is a ripper Mick. You just keep showing those enamelled badges.



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So please tell me who are the City of Perth Regiment.

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11th Infantry Battalion (The City of Perth Regiment)


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Old 23-11-13, 08:44 AM
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Thanks for the update Donny, memory played me false - must be getting old.

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You're welcome!

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................ memory played me false - must be getting old.

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Old 23-11-13, 09:09 PM
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Glad you enjoy the posts Donny

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Your posts are always a pleasure Mick, and much looked forward to.

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Another Australian Militia Battalion - this time from Western Australia

Lovely badge, sarmajor, which set me pondering upon 28th (Swan Regiment) badges.

I noticed that your badge appeared to have a black patch behind the swan to colour and emphasis it.

I know that the post 53 badges have a tab designed to hold a black patch but I don't think I have ever seeng such a feature on 1930/42 period badges. However I do seem to recall having seen a number of those badges that have had a red felt backing so as to create a border around the badge. I understand the notion of the "black" swan and all but are those red backed badges correct?

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....................I do seem to recall having seen a number of those badges that have had a red felt backing so as to create a border around the badge.......................... Donny B.

Here are a couple of examples. These two are "as found" from very different unrelated sources. The red felt on each is a bit grotty and one is particularly moth eaten.

Is the red backing just to tart them up or is it correct?

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Hi Donny.
I have a 30-42 9th Light Horse hat badge with the red backing as well. Purchased direct from the family so I assume it was official.
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Old 13-12-13, 03:03 AM
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Nice badge, Coast Watcher! Thanks for posting it

After your earlier post about the red backing I did a bit of a search but my limited resources gave no information regarding a red backing for 9th Light Horse badges.....just as I have not found anything about the red backing on the 28th badges.

Sarmajor has a black backing on the 28th badge he posted when he started this thread.......I do hope he is not offended that we have used his thread to introduce this discussion........and I do understand that the swan represented on the badge is a black swan.

I guess I had kind of hoped that one of our experts would have commented on the correctness of the red vs black backing on these particular badges. The only thing that I can say is that the red backings on the badges that I pictured had all the appearances of having been on the badges a long time and until I know better I shall be leaving them that way.

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