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Lest we forget our Boys in France. [SRG 435/19/91] • Realia

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Summary

WW1 fundraising badge for Anzac Day, featuring colour illustration of two flags on crossed poles, the British Union flag on the left and Australian Red Ensign flag on the right, with the Australian Military Forces rising sun badge at the top in the centre and the words, '25th APR. 1915' at the bottom. Written in the white inner border are the words, 'Lest we forget our Boys in France', on a light blue background. Plastic covering is brittle and is beginning to separate from the paper.

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Physical description

Artefact (badges)
tin (pressed tin circle badge with an image on front and pin attachment verso)
Badge (tin), 3.3 cm.

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1917

Creator

Returned Services League of Australia

Collection

Part of RSL Collection

Subject

Australia. Army -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc.
Returned Services League of Australia. South Australian Branch.
Cheer-up Society (S.A.)
Australian Red Cross Society. South Australian Division.
Australian Wattle Day League -- South Australia.
Young Men's Christian Association of Adelaide (S.A.)
World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia -- War work -- Red Cross.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- South Australia.
Charities -- South Australia -- Adelaide.
Fund raising -- South Australia.
Badges -- South Australia.
Australia Day -- South Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia.

Catalogue record

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General notes

To view other items in this series do an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on SRG 435/19.

See also SRG 435/18 for other WW1 and WW2 era button badges.

For more information about badges and War fundraising, see also PRG 280/1/15/196, SRG 770/40/309, B 56327/32.

Digitisation information

Date

16/06/2015

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,366 x 2,669 pixels (9.0 MP)

Size

26.98 MB

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