Original Australian WWI Scarce ANZAC Cap, Pin and Collar Insignia Lot with Stretcher Bearer Patch - 31 Pieces Total

Original Items: Only One Lot of 31 Available. Soldiers’ headwear has always featured some form of insignia demonstrating regimental identity. Over the years, the design of these badges has evolved, reflecting changes to unit names, structures and traditions, as well as uniform regulations.

Soldiers wear a badge on their uniform as a way of identifying the regiment or corps to which they belong. Many badges feature symbols that are important to the unit. These might include links to a sovereign or royal dynasty, the regiment’s city or county origins, or a famous battle honor.

Originally, the colonel of a regiment could put whatever device he chose onto his soldiers’ headdress. But things became more regulated from the mid-1700s. Since then, the design of regimental badges has been controlled by the Army’s high command.

The badges in this lot include:
- WWI Australian victory medal planchet, engraved 4734 ER-S-SGT C.J.W. ALLEN 52 BN. A.I.F.. Allen was wounded in France in April 1918.
- Extremely rare Australian Stretcher Bearer patch, good shape with minor mothing.
- 3 Australian Commonwealth Military Forces cap badges.
- 3 Small Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badges.
- 2 Hat Badges for the 61st Battalion Queensland Highlanders
- 2 Hat Badges for the 41st Battalion (The Byron Scottish Regiment).
- 2 New Zealand Forces buttons.
- 5 Australian shoulder board rockers. 
- 1 Australian 17th shoulder board rocker.
- 1 Australian Field Artillery badge.
- Two AMC shoulder board pins.
- AAOC shoulder board pin.
- Two Australian Military Forces buttons. 
- WWI Victory ribbon.
- 1914 On War service pin.
- 1 Australian services rendered pin.
- 1 Australian engineers pin.
- Returned Soldiers and Sailors pin.

A great lot of insignia, ready for display!