ANZAC collectables, be they badges, pins, fundraising pins, patches, postcards, or military medals.
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Posted in Militaria, Trench Art
Click image to enlarge Unofficial World War 1 British Army ID disc made from Egyptian 1917 (AH 1334) 10 piastres (KM#319). Obverse has been skimmed. Has broken mounts on each side, probably for threading of a leather strap to allow …
Great Britain World War 1 Army Identity Tag – H.E. WILLMOT 203147 Read More »
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Posted in Trench Art
Click image to enlarge Unofficial World War 1 identity disk made from KM#60 AH1255 Turkish 40 Para. One side skimmed and stamped crudely: 1696 G. Emery PTE PL S658 C.E Records suggest it’s George Emery who served in the Royal …
Great Britain World War 1 Identity Disk on Turkish 40 Para – G. Emery S658 Read More »
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Posted in Trench Art
Click image to enlarge World War 1 trench art made from skimmed 1882 Greek 10 Lepta. Holed twice and reverse skimmed and crudely engraved in script with: 1696 E. Westbrook 1/11 London Gallipoli Egypt Palestine 1915-16-17-18 According to Wikipedia the …
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Posted in Militaria, Trench Art
Click image to enlarge World War 2 ID disc made from a 1934 Australian florin. Unusual because it is made out to a British sailor, Leading Seaman A. Knight, service number C JX 130353. First British ID disc we’ve seen …
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Click image to enlarge An interesting group of World War 1 Militaria relating to AIF soldier, Corporal J. Claude Doggett, serial number 38487. You view the service record of John Claude Doggett here. The group includes: Brown fibre ID disk …
Group of WW1 Militaria from J. Claude Doggett 38487 Read More »
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Posted in Tin Badges
Click image to enlarge 32mm round tin badge with spring pin on the reverse. The badge depicts a white cross on the ground reading IN MEMORY OF AN ANZAC in the centre with crossed rifle and sword on wreath below …
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Posted in Tin Badges
Click image to enlarge 32mm round tin badge with spring pin on the reverse. The badge depicts a RSSAILA badge at top a brick in the centre and a banner below. The words on the brick read: MEMORIAL HALL AND …
Memorial Hall and Club Appeal April 25 1919 Tin Badge Read More »
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Posted in Cardboard and Celluloid Pins and Badges
WW2 Spitfire Celluloid Pin Celluloid over cardboard badge depicting a Spitfire aircraft in grey and blue. Badge measures 40mm from wingtip to wingtip and 36mm from nose to tail. Legend on aircraft fuselage says PATRIOTIC CARNIVAL. Badges appears identical (except …
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Posted in Cardboard and Celluloid Pins and Badges
Click image to enlarge Irregular pentagonal cardboard badge measuring 35mm wide by 39mm high. Badge depicts a RAN Sailor in blue, AIF Soldier in gold, and a RAAF Airman in blue marching right in a circle of blue and gold. …
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Posted in Metal Pins
Click image to enlarge Rectangular gilded pin representing an envelope. Measures 29mmx19mm and about 2mm thick with a pin fixed to back and no makers mark. Pin reads: SOUTH AUSTRALIA POSTAL SOUVENIR REMEMBER ANZAC To the left of the legend …
Postal Souvenir Remember ANZAC April 1918 Gilded Pin Read More »