P04762.008 Accession Number: P04762.008

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
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 1964-1965
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G Bradshaw
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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