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25-01-10, 05:46 PM
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Badge or Sweetheart pin?
Hi All,
A friend of mine recently sent me this 'badge' of 6th Royal Melbourne Regiment for me to put in my Empire to Commonwealth Project - but I don't know whether this is a cap badge or a sweetheart pin?  Could some one let me know, please? - and thanks for reading this. + Anthony 
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25-01-10, 06:06 PM
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25-01-10, 09:53 PM
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Is it a brooch fitting? lugs or slider??
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25-01-10, 10:41 PM
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Hi Mike,
I'm afraid I just don't know! It was a picture a friend found for me - but we have no idea of the back of it nor the size of it, only this one picture. + Anthony Quote:
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25-01-10, 10:42 PM
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Hi Wright,
No idea I'm afraid. It's all from this photograph that we have any evidence that it exists at all - and he can't precisely remember where he got it from either! + Anthony Quote:
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26-01-10, 09:22 AM
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26-01-10, 06:12 PM
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Hi David,
Thanks for spotting that - I was hoping ye were going to say that! I thought it could be a brooch purely because it looks so chunky! (There, now you know the limit of MY technical skills!  )I'm presuming that there is/was a 6th Royal Melbourne Regiment! + Anthony Quote:
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27-01-10, 06:14 PM
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Potted history
Hi Anthony,
Potted history of 6th Royal Melbourne Rgt 64th Infantry (City of Melbourne Rgt) 1903 6th Australian Infantry Rgt became in 1912 64th Infantry (City of Melbourne). Formed the 6th Btn AIF 1914-18 1919 renamed 6th Btn Royal Melbourne Rgt In Second World War formed 2/6th Btn AIF 1960 became Royal Victoria Rgt CMF All the best, Alan
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#9
27-01-10, 08:52 PM
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hi anthony
it looks to be the officers enamel cap badge (37mm) of the royal melbourne rgt. there was a hat badge in brass for ORs and gilt/enamel for officers at 55mm heigh and collars in brass and gilt/enamel for officers at 30mm. this badge is circa 1930-53 period. nice badge bc
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27-01-10, 09:03 PM
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Hi Alan,
Thanks for this info - at least he hasn't got me chasing a phantom! Anthony Quote:
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27-01-10, 09:05 PM
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Hi BC,
Oh my .... so it could be a brooch (from above) or a cap badge. I love a mystery! I just wish I had some measurements or a photo of the back to show ye all. Anthony Quote:
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16-02-10, 12:12 AM
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Hi Anthony
These wernt made as sweethearts as such so even if it’s broached, it’s still an officers cap badge and worth grabbing. Not very common BC
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16-02-10, 05:57 PM
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Hi BC,
Thank you for that bit of info ..... Now I've got to get it over from California!  + Anthony Quote:
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