Description
Pair of round badges with pin mounting, each displaying a painted image of Manna Gum blossom within a star shape, surmounting a blue ring. Bordered in white with the legend 'S.A. SOLDIERS HOME LEAGUE INC / MYRTLE BANK 1919' around the circumference.
Contextual Description
Fundraising badges sold in Adelaide every Friday, on ‘Badge Day’ from 1916 to 1919 by Mrs Annie Roberts of St Peters, grandmother of Barry John Roberts (see REL34054, 34055, 34056). The badges were sold in support of homes for repatriated soldiers, and specifically the War Veterans Home still extant on the Myrtle Bank site in Adelaide, which served as a Repatriation Hospital during the First World War from March 1917.
Details
Accession Number
REL34061
Physical Description
Material: Celluloid
Material: Paper
Material: Tin
Measurement
Overall: x x 4 mm x 32 mm
Copyright
Copyright not applicable
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