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i agree with you, these badges you show are australian. worn by the college here in australia. i have no idea if the NZ college wore them but i would find it unusual if they did. as for the kiwi in the shield other than the kangaroo it has been the only one i have seen and i have looked at several over the years. it was definitely a kiwi. i had no idea of its significance when i owned it. i bought it as an australian badge and was disappointed to see the kiwi. i cant remember when i sold it or to who but i think it sold on ebay about 10yrs ago and i have been searching my photo data base with no luck. if i even find the pic i will certainly post it cheers bc |
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Hi Atill,
Thank you for posting the picture of the Senior Cadets from Auckland Grammar. I was interested to see the long pants worn by these cadets, which would have been very practical in hot summer weather. The Senior Cadets uniform in Australia was a brown shirt and britches, brown boots and puttees, plus a brown leather belt with large brass buckle. Also, a slouch hat was worn with a brass numeral attached to the front. The cadet in the picture should be wearing numeral 37 on his slouch hat, which represents the Illawarra Infantry. Unfortunately the image of the numeral is not clear. However the town of Kiama and it's surrounding area forms part of the Illawarra Infantry. Cheers, Invest Image: Cadets in the Universal Training period uniform at Kiama, NSW in 1913. Source: Australian War Memorial P00518.015 Last edited by Investment; 22-02-16 at 11:52 PM. |
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26th (Auckland) Company - Auckland City Senior Cadets 26th (Wellington) Company – St James Senior Cadets 26th (Canterbury) Company – Oxford Senior Cadets 26th (Otago) Company – Invercargill Central Senior Cadets |
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