Red Cross fund raising badge : Miss Doris Grey Accession Number: REL33955

Description

Small bronze fundraising badge, in aid of the Italian Red Cross, in the shape of a map of Italy bearing an enamelled red cross in the centre with a raised date '1918' above it. The map is suspended by a ring from a small bar, with brooch pin back, bearing the Italian word 'AVANTI' (forwards).

Contextual Description

This fund raising badge sold in aid of the Italian Red Cross in 1918, was bought by an Australian Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, Doris Grey. During the First World War the New South Wales branch of the Red Cross raised 67,577 pounds for the Italian Red Cross through the sale of various badges and through other fund raising events.

Details

Accession Number
REL33955
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Badge
Physical Description
Material: Enamelled bronze
Measurement
Overall: 40.4 mm x 20 mm x 2.5 mm
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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