Colour patch : 2 Division Machine Gun Company and 22 Australian Machine Gun Company, AIF Accession Number: RELAWM13307.054

Description

Diamond shaped colour patch for 2 Division Machine Gun Company and 22 Australian Machine Gun Company, AIF, showing a central white diamond on a black background, below which are two crossed guns in yellow.

Contextual Description

Worn as a distinguishing unit indication at the head of each sleeve from 1917. The two crossed guns were the patch of the Machine Gun Corps, although they was not worn by machine gun squadrons allotted to the Light Horse brigades.

Details

Accession Number
RELAWM13307.054
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Colour Patch
Physical Description
Material: Wool flannel
Measurement
Overall: 63 mm height x 65 mm width
Date Made
c 1917-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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