Description
The polished bronze gate badge of the Royal Australia Regiment, comprising a kangaroo and two crossed rifles above a boomerang, flanked by two sprigs of wattle and topped by the kings (Tudor) crown (and the motto 'Duty First'). This large badge stood outside the guardhouse entrance to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Canberra Lines at the Terendak barracks. It was once reputedly souvenired by members of the New Zealand Battalion who were stationed close by, but was later recovered or returned. Three of these large gate badges were cast in 1950 for use by the battalions of The Royal Australian Regiment.
Details
Accession Number
P04762.008
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Support: Acetate
Credit Line
Donor G Bradshaw
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
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