Pair of fundraising badges : Cheer Up Society, Hats Off to the Infantry Accession Number: REL34062

Description

Pair of round badges with pin mounting, each displaying a monochrome protrait of an Australian officer in profile on a white background, bordered in red with the legend 'CHEER UP SOCIETY / HATS OFF TO THE INFANTRY' in white 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
REL34062
Maker
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Badge
Physical Description
Material: Celluloid
Material: Paper
Material: Tin
Date Made
c 1916-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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