Summary
Alternative Name: Button
Badge for the O.A.S. (On Active Service) Fund depicting Sir Douglas Haig, British Field Marshal during World War I. The badge was made in Australia in 1917.
The O.A.S. Fund helped raise money for those fighting in World War I. The charity was not a hospital relief fund, but one created to assist with the acquiring of provisions for the 'well soldier as distinct from the sick and wounded' who were on active service in 'the trenches and camps'.
Fund raising badges supporting the war effort were popular at this time. Communities would often band together and contribute to fund raising activities and events.
Physical Description
A round badge with pin on back.
Obverse Description
A photograph of Haig; around in white on a broad blue border, .O.A.S. FIELD MARSHAL SIR DOUGLAS HAIG.
Reverse Description
Pin on round metal badge.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1917 AD
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Overall Dimensions
23 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Round
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References
References: The Mercury Newspaper, Tasmania, 30 May 1916. [Link 1] accessed June 2014 ec
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