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Australian postal corps AIF
hi all
can anyone shed any light on this unusual and interesting corps. i cant seem to find much about it. here is the unofficial badge they wore. cheers bc |
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Their war diaries don't cover a great deal of the early period either.
There are a couple of references but these are fairly specialized and relate in particular to postal markings - Bob Emery, Australian Imperial Forces Postal History 1914-1918, published by author, 1984. Edward B. Proud, History of the Australian Military Postal Services 1914-1950, published by author, 1991. Because of mail difficulties for the troops in the Middle East the Aust Govt offered a postal unit on 18 August 1915, it being accepted by the British Govt on 24 August 1915 and despatched in December [Report upon the Department of Defence, Part I, to July 1917]. 3 officers and 40 ORs drawn from employees of the PMG [MO 589/1915 of 5.10.1915: Approval for the raising of a Army Base Field Post Office. MO 659/1915 of 2.11.1915: Army Base Field Post Office redesignated Base Post Office]. AIF Order 107 dated 8.3.1916: Formation of Aust Army Postal Corps. Keith |
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thanks keith
some great info there and a good start for me to do a bit of follow up. i love these unofficial badges. this one isnt particularly rare, ive seen a few of them before but its the first ive owned. if anyone comes across a pic of the badge being worn i would be interested to see it cheers bc |
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