Identifier
2011-03-0121-01
Title
1920 Australian Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League badge
Description
Shield shaped brass or copper alloy badge with red, white and blue enamel decorations. Front has an embossed crown, an image of two servicemen with guns, ' 1920 Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League Australia ' printed in the enamel. 'Copyright' , ' Z 19296 ' and 'Simer Sydney' embossed on back. Crown is a separate component, attached with metal hooks. Two metal loops are attached to back.
Creator
Medium
Format
37 x 32 x 9mm
Provenance
Belonged to Ernest Edward Leslie Stuart, who served in France and Belgium during World War One. Ernest and his brother Donald enlisted at ages 18 and 16, walking from Wellington NSW to Sydney to enlist.
Date
First World War, 1914-1918
Audience
Case 13
Date Created
Thursday, 27 February 2014