Rising sun sweethearts with stars variations

[badgecollector]

hey all
just a few Rising sun sweethearts with stars, variations.
anyone got any the same but different?
id be interested to see and also buy
cheers
bc

[Mike Jackson]

A very nice quartet - I particularly like the badge on the right. My example is identical with the gap between on the scroll between AUSTRALIAN and COMMONWEALTH being red over blue.

[badgecollector]

thanks Mike
is yours the same maker?
bc

[Mike Jackson]

Marked [STERLING] [TLM] - but unlike yours the lettering is in one line. Australian sweetheart brooches were fairly easy to find in Southwest England c 40 years ago - indicating that many recipients must have lost their husbands/lovers/boyfriends in France 1914-1918. My wife's great uncle was born and brought up in Somerset, England and emigrated to Australia in 1912.
He enlisted in the AIF 9 Oct 14 and, as 954 WO2 (CSM) WF Hawkins 15th Bn AIF was KIA at Sari Bair, Gallipoli on 7 Aug 15. His rapid promotion was due to his having served in 4th Bn, the Dorset Regt TA from 1909-1912 and due to battle casualties of course. He has no known grave but is commemorated at Lone Pine, in Canberra, Brisbane and Ilminster, Somerset. He never married. RIP.

[kingsley]

There really are a very great range of rising sun sweetheart brooches, made in both world wars to suit all budgets. I have seen the 6 star varieties, indicating that they were part of larger production runs, never seen the five star type. There are also unknown ACMF collar-sized brooches with random letters and numbers that apparently do not have a logical explanation.
I have a couple of Pamela Caunt's paperback books on British sweethearts and would really like to see a similar publication on Australian rising sun varieties, but unfortunately lack the required photo and layout skills.

[badgecollector]

Originally Posted by Mike Jackson

Marked [STERLING] [TLM] - but unlike yours the lettering is in one line. Australian sweetheart brooches were fairly easy to find in Southwest England c 40 years ago - indicating that many recipients must have lost their husbands/lovers/boyfriends in France 1914-1918. My wife's great uncle was born and brought up in Somerset, England and emigrated to Australia in 1912.
He enlisted in the AIF 9 Oct 14 and, as 954 WO2 (CSM) WF Hawkins 15th Bn AIF was KIA at Sari Bair, Gallipoli on 7 Aug 15. His rapid promotion was due to his having served in 4th Bn, the Dorset Regt TA from 1909-1912 and due to battle casualties of course. He has no known grave but is commemorated at Lone Pine, in Canberra, Brisbane and Ilminster, Somerset. He never married. RIP.

thanks Mike
so many sad stories. but thanks for sharing it
bc

[badgecollector]

Originally Posted by kingsley

There really are a very great range of rising sun sweetheart brooches, made in both world wars to suit all budgets. I have seen the 6 star varieties, indicating that they were part of larger production runs, never seen the five star type.

i wonder if the 5 star was an earlier version or didnt know the significance of the 6 stars from the flag?
im sure i have another couple of them in boxes somewhere. will try and find them and compare
bc