World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges [SRG 435/19/51-75] • Realia
Violet Day 1916.
WW1 fundraising badge for Violet Day 1916, featuring a white cross in the centre with a scroll underneath with the text 'in memory', and 'Violet Day 1916' around the top, on a violet background. See also item no. 52 (below). Violet Day was first held on 2 July 1915 and became an annual event to commemorate those who fought and died during the war. The violet signified modesty, sweetness, and faithfulness, and came to signify the sorrow of the community.
Violet Day 1916.
WW1 fundraising badge for Violet Day 1916, featuring a white cross in the centre with a scroll underneath with the text 'in memory', and 'Violet Day 1916' around the top, on a violet background. See also item no. 51 (above).
Violet Day 1917.
WW1 fundraising badge for Violet Day 1917, featuring a colour illustration of a spray of violets in the centre on a white background, with a violet coloured border with the text 'Remembrance, Violet Day 1917'.
Violet Day 1917.
WW1 fundraising badge for Violet Day 1917, featuring a white cross on a violet coloured background, with a scroll underneath with the word 'Remembrance', and 'Violet Day 1917' written across the top.
Violet Day 1919.
WW1 fundraising badge for Violet Day 1919, featuring a white cross in a violet coloured circle in the centre, with the words 'Violet Day, Remembrance 1919' around the edge, and an outer circle with coloured illustrations of violets.
Violet Day.
WW1 fundraising badge for Violet Day, featuring a white cross in the centre on a violet coloured background, with the words 'Remembrance, Violet Day' around the edge and illustrations of sprays of violets. See also item no. 57 (below).
Violet Day.
WW1 fundraising badge for Violet Day, featuring a white cross in the centre on a violet coloured background, with the words 'Remembrance, Violet Day' around the edge and illustrations of sprays of violets. See also item no. 56 (above).
Wattle Day League.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Wattle Day League, featuring a colour illustration of a sprig of golden wattle in the centre, on a green background with 'Wattle Day League' around the edge. The first national Wattle Day was celebrated on 1 September 1910, and promoted the Wattle as the national floral emblem of Australia. During the First World War, the Wattle took on a new significance as a symbol of home for servicemen and women, while Wattle Day badges and sprigs were sold to raise money for organisations such as the Red Cross.
Wattle Day League Ambulance Fund.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Wattle Day League Ambulance Fund, featuring colour illustrations of Wattle blossoms in the centre with the words 'for our own', on a brown background, with text around the outside border, 'W.D.L. Ambulance Fund, our emblem - our defenders'.
Wattle Day League Ambulance Day.
WW1 fundraising badge for Ambulance Day, featuring colour image of a red cross in the centre, on a white background with a yellow border, and an outer orange border with the words 'Wattle Day League Ambulance Fund, Ambulance Day'.
Wattle Day League Rose Day.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Wattle Day League Ambulance Fund, South Australia, Rose Day, featuring a colour illustration of a red rose in the centre, on a white background, with text around the edge, 'Wattle Day League Ambulance Fund South Australia, Rose Day' in green.
Wattle Day League Apple Day.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Wattle Day League Ambulance Fund, South Australia, Apple Day, featuring a colour illustration of a red apple in the centre, on a white background, with text around the edge, 'Wattle day League Ambulance Fund, South Australia, Apple Day' in green.
Wattle Day League Hospital Wing Red Letter Day.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Wattle Day League Hospital Wing Red Letter Day for maimed soldiers, featuring an illustration of a red envelope with black postal marks in the centre, with the words 'Hospital Wing, Keswick, South Australia' on the front, on a white background, with text in red around the border, 'Red Letter Day for maimed soldiers, Dec. 21-1917, Wattle Day League Hospital Wing', and a red rim.
Wattle Day League Hospital Wing.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Wattle Day League Hospital Wing, featuring a colour illustration of Father Christmas in the centre, carrying a large sack of presents on his back, one with the label 'Hospital Wing, Keswick', on a white background, with red border and red text around border 'Wattle Day League Hospital Wing 12-12-17, our Xmas gift to maimed soldiers', and a red rim.
America Day.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Cheer-Up Society S.A. for America Day, featuring a colour illustration of a biplane decorated with the flags of the United States of American and Australia, on a white background, with text around the border in blue 'America Day, Cheer-Up Society S.A.', and a gold rim.
Cheer Up our boys in blue.
WW1 fundraising badge possibly for the Cheer-Up Society S.A., featuring a colour illustration of a sailor in front of the British White Ensign, or St George's Ensign, flag used by the Royal Navy, and a navy ship at sea, on a white background, with a navy blue border and white text in the border, 'Cheer up "our boys in blue"'.
Children's Patriotic Fund.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Children's Patriotic Fund (C.P.F.), featuring a hand-coloured portrait of a young girl in the centre, over a red cross, with a white background, a red border with the text 'For the sick & prisoners of war, C.P.F. 1918', and a gold rim.
Children's Patriotic Fund.
WW1 fundraising badge for the Children's Patriotic Fund (C.P.F.) featuring a red cross on white background, with text around the edge 'Doing our bit, C.P.F. 1918', and a red rim.
Dinna forget Army Nurses' Day 1917.
WW1 fundraising badge for Army Nurses' Day, featuring a colour illustration of a yellow lion and lion cub standing in front of the Union and Australian Flags, a red symbol featuring the letters C, A and T above and between the two flags, and text around the edge, 'Dinna forget, Army Nurses' Day, October 27th 1917', on a white background.
Army Nurses.
WW1 fundraising badge for South Australian Army Nurses, featuring a black and white portrait of a nurse in uniform in the centre, in front of a red cross enclosed in a circle with a red outline, and the words 'Army Nurses S. Aus. 20.4.17' in between the spaces of the arms of the cross, on a gold background.
Army Nurses' Day 1919.
WW1 fundraising badge for Army Nurses' Day 1919, featuring colour illustration of an Army nurse in uniform, holding a helmet in her right hand and with a bulldog sitting in front of her, on a yellow background, with text 'Army Nurses' Day 1919' in top left corner.
French Day 1917.
WW1 fundraising badge for French Day 1917, featuring a red cross with a circular symbol in the centre of the initials 'R.F.' in yellow on a navy background, with a wreath border, on a white background with text around the edges, 'French Day Nov. 1917'.
Vive la France.
WW1 fundraising badge for French Day, featuring colour illustration of a French soldier in uniform, holding a rifle, on a white background, with text in blue around the edge, 'Vive la France, Nov. 1917'.
French Day 1917.
WW1 fundraising badge for French Day, featuring a white illustration on blue background of a woman walking, wearing flowing robes, and the words 'French Day Nov. 1917' around the edge.
R.S.A. Building Fund appeal.
WW1 fundraising badge for the R.S.A. (Returned Soldiers' Association) Building Fund appeal, 1918, featuring colour illustration in the centre of a yellow shield with the words, 'Help the Boys, R.S.A. building fund appeal, April 15-30 1918', and three flags surrounding the shiled, the British White Ensign, or Royal Navy flag on the left, the Union flag in the middle, and the Australian flag on the right, on a blue background with a white border.