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Old 22-09-21, 10:45 AM
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hi all
can anyone tell me what period this Melbourne High School cadet badge is from?
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Old 22-09-21, 12:13 PM
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Brad .
This is an ordinary Melbourne High School students
Badge.....Not a Cadet Badge
The MHS Cadet badge is made of Bronze and has NO wreath
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Here you go Brad
Melbourne High School Cadet hat badges
Oxidised and un Oxidised....Stokes Maker....47mm high
Collars can also be found
Usually backed by Triangular Shaped Maroon patches
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hi all
can anyone tell me what period this Melbourne High School cadet badge is from?
cheers
bc
When I was at MHS in the 1950's, that badge was worn by school prefects. (orrible nerds!)
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That Melbourne HS badge was originally the Prefects badge but later was used as the Cadet CUO’s hat badge
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