Summary
Demobilised Soldiers Association badge Australia, 1914-1919.
The Association represented soldiers once they had returned from duty.
Physical Description
An enamelled blue crowned round badge with two lugs on back. The obverse has at the centre a soldier in uniform carrying rifles advancing to right within an olive wreath; below, the Australian flag as a shield; around on a blue background, DEMOBILISED SOLDIERS ASSOCIATION.The reverse is stamped 1789 and has the makers name, STOKES & SONS / MELB
Obverse Description
At the centre a soldier in uniform carrying rifles advancing to right within an olive wreath; below, the Australian flag as a shield; around on a blue background, DEMOBILISED SOLDIERS ASSOCIATION.
Reverse Description
The reverse is stamped 1789 and has the makers name, STOKES & SONS / MELB
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1914-1919 AD
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Issued By
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Manufacturer
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Organisation Named
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Inscriptions
DEMOBILISED SOLDIERS ASSOCIATION STOKES & SONS / MELB
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Material
Bronze and Enamel
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
28 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
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Shape
Round with crown at top
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