For Sale Selection of Australian Badges (Rising Sun Cap Badge, Collar Badges etc)

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On offer is this interesting selection of Australian army metal insignia.

Lot comprises:-

Bronze "Rising Sun" cap badge, two lugs to rear, no makers mark visible
Pair of bronze "Rising Sun" collar badges. two lugs to the rear of each, no makers marks visible.
A pinback "Inf Australia" shoulder title
A bronze "Returned From Active Service" badge. Two lugs to the rear. Numbered A444005. Made by Amor Sydney and issued by The Commonwealth Government.
Three uniform buttons by assorted manufacturers

Priced at £30 the lot including UK postage

Paul

[Brian0338]

I have a few badges from Australia for sale, I have photos and also a list, if anybody is interested just send me a message and I will send photos and prices, or make an offer in your message, I have four pages of photos, some badges, some formation signs and other Australian military stuff and some non military stuff from my early years.
List of Military Badges formation signs and other stuff

1. Christian Brothers college (St Josephs) Rockhampton Qld shoulder flash for shirt, School Cadet Unit.

2. Royal Australian Corps of Transport (RACT) shoulder title

3. Ryal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC) shoulder title
(pre 1st June 1973 is now RACT)

4. British and Australian rank badge for Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) pre 1976 when Australians started to wear Aust Coat of Arms badge

5. WO1 Brass rank badge pre 1976 Australian.

6. Warrant Officer Class 1 Australian pre 1976 rank badge for wearing on a leather wrist band – brass on brass disk backing.

7. Hat badge for Royal Australian Corp of Transport (RACT

8. Hat badge for Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC) pre 1973 (is now RACT)

9. Collar badge for RACT

10. Collar badge for Royal Military College (RMC)

11. Sweetheart badge for either Royal Artillery or Royal Australian Artillery with Artillery badge mounted on a rifle, has Hallmarks on back of rifle and checked by a jeweller who told me the badge is both silver and gold, valuable

12. RAAOC collar badge brass 13. RAAOC collar badge anodized aluminium

14. Australian Commonwealth Military Forces collar badge, brass black with King Crown (3rd pattern 1904)

15. RAAOC uniform button with RAAOC badge embossed

16 & 17 Chinese pendants (Number 16 says “Longevity” and number 17 days “Good Luck” the metal is silver, but not sterling silver, probably Chinese silver no hallmark.

18. WW1 era London Scottish Regt badge with motto “Strike Sure” tortoiseshell Sweetheart Brooch with inlaid Silver and with Silver Hallmark on back of brooch

This Regiment no longer exist in the previous form, read below for details

This Regiment was first formed in 1859 as a volunteer force sponsored by the Highland Society and the Caledonian Society of London. The regiment became the 7th (London Scottish) Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps and then, in 1908, the 14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish).. The 1/14th Battalion was mobilized on the outbreak of war, departing for France on 15 September 1914. On 31 October 1914 the battalion encountered German forces at Messines in Belgium, the first territorial unit to do so – a memorial stands on the site. The 2/14th Battalion embarked for France in June 1916 but was then transferred to Salonika and Palestine. In 1937, on the break-up of the London Regiment, the unit was re-named The London Scottish, The Gordon Highlanders. The London Scottish raised three battalions during the Second World War, two of which served overseas.. In 1967 the London Scottish tradition was resurrected on the formation of G (London Scottish) Company 1st Battalion 51st Highland Volunteers.[7] From 1992, the tradition was carried on by A (London Scottish) Company of the London Regiment (1993), which provided Reserves for the Foot Guards.

19. The Australian Army hat badge 7th pattern 1991

20. Australian Military Force substituting the St Edwards Crown instead of the Tudor Crown – 5th Pattern 1954

21. Interservice Sport Badge 1975 Army (Red badge)

22. Interservice Sport Badge 1975 Royal Australian Navy (dark blue badge)

23. Interservice Sport Badge 1975 Royal Australian Air force
( RAAF) (light blue).

24. Sports Badge for South Queensland Area Sport (worn by all competitors in Inter Unit sport carnival Enoggera 1974

25. Formation sign for 28th Commonwealth Brigade based in Terendak Malaya in 1962/66.

26. United Nations sleeve patch British or Canadian with only English language on badge, early 1950s issue

27. 3rd Australian Infantry battalion colour patch WW1, (Original, NOT reproduction) and also for 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion in WW2 but patch for 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment when they formed and wore patch on their slouch hat the had adopted the colur Rifle green for thei lanyard and their patch was a two toned green instead of green and black

28. Australian sleeve badge with Rising Son and Australian Military Forces same as 5th pattern rising Sun hat badge so most likely 1950 /90 and was worn on shirt in 1963/65 in Malaya. Current patch has rising sun as shown on 7th pattern Rising Sun hat badge with The Australian Army embroidered on it.

29. Formation sign of the 1st Infantry Brigade group, the only regular army formation1957 to mid 1960s, formed in about 1954 with three infantry battalions, 1,2 and 3 RAR, with two of those three units overseas in 1955. In Malaya from 1955 when 2 RAR went to Malaya and 1 RAR returned from Korea and posted to Enoggera, with 3 RAR at Holsworthy. Other units, part of that brigade, were in different states with the Transport unit, 1 Coy RAASC at Puckapunyal until 1st July 1957 when they moved to Randwick NSW, thence to Holsworthy then to Ingleburn where they remained for many years. The Artillery battery was at Holsworthy, MP at Holsworthy and some other units or parts of units in Qld, NSW and Victoria and 1 SAS Company RAR in WA

30. Formation Sign Southern Command (Victoria) discontinued
1960 when the Australian Army discontinued formation signs

31. Formation sign Eastern Command (NSW).

32. Formation sign Northern Command (Queensland

33. Formation sign Australian Army Headquarters and all Army headquarters units.

34. Same as number 28 above, this patch worn on both sleeves in Malaya 1963/65

35. Australian Defence Medal (ADM) miniature not reproduction, this is the original minisature issued by Defence Honours and awards and I don’t go out to formal functions so don’t need this miniature

36. When you are broke and haven’t got a “brass razoo” to your name, show this to your friends - maybe they will help you. This is the original Brass Razoo c. 1950, marked on 1 side “Not worth a Brass Razoo” and showing a kangaroo with his pocket hanging out, and on the other side “the original one and only 1 Brass Razoo”with a picture of a fly
37. Badge with image of St Johns Cathedral Brisbane, with pin on reverse to wear on coat c. 1956
38. Pre 1881 Huntingdonshire Regiment collar badge (right collar) ($100)

On this file with the title “The Huntingdon Regiment is a story about the history of this regiments which was formed in 1695, reformed again in 1702 and disbanded by amalgamation in 1881, and should not be mixed up with the WW! Unit titled the Huntingdonshire Cycist Battalion which had a stag on their badge, but a stag with his forlegs raised and totally different to this badge from the erly 1700s to the late 1800s

39. Competitors badge Interrservice Sport held Queensland in 1974/75

40. 13th Australian Infantry Battalion WW1 colour patch

41. Trans Australia Airlines cufflinks 1960 pattern

42. Qantas cufflinks 1960/63 pattern.

43. Returned from Active Service badge WW2 with number N4110 on the reverse of badge where it also says “Issued by the C’wealth govt” FREE to THE FAMILY OF THE PERSON IT WAS ISSUED TO AND a cost to any other collector

44. RSL badge with full title of Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmans League Australia. N0 45 in outline of a crown at the top of the badge and number on the rear of the badge is 014766. The number 45 is removable as each year when renewing membership the member would be given the year date to put on the badge to show he was a current member, and this member renewed his membership for that year 1945. If a family member can identiy the badge from the number on the back I am happy to send the badge to that person, for a collector a fee is payable

45. Cufflinks for the Brisbane & District Squash Racquets Association c.1974/79.

46. Qantas flying Kangaroo brass, was given to soldiers at Terendak Barracks by the NAAFI when they had an Australian made grocery sale on in 1964 and almost every soldier in 3 RAR had one pinned to their bush hat, but not in the bush because of reflection of the brass.