The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Japanese Army Second Lieutenant collar rank badge. A red parallelogram cloth backing glued to card with a single piece of gold braid 4mm x 40mm brass mounted horizontally, that has two gilded, five-pointed stars attached. The top and bottom edges of the tab are gold rope braid.
Unknown. This style of collar badge was superceded during October 1943.
Japanese Army Captain's collar badge. A red parallelogram cloth backing glued to card with a single piece of gold braid 4mm x 40mm brass mounted horizontally, that has three gilded, five-pointed stars
Japanese Army Sergeant's collar rank badge, featuring a red retangular cloth backing glued to card. A single stripe 4mm x 40mm of gold braid is attached horizontally which has two five-pointed gilded
Japanese Army Sergeant Major's collar rank badge, featuring a red retangular cloth backing glued to card. A single stripe 4mm x 40mm of gold braid is attached horizontally which has three five-pointed
Japanese Army Corporal's collar rank badge, featuring a red retangular cloth backing glued to card. A single stripe 4mm x 40mm of gold braid is attached horizontally which has a single five-pointed gi
Early pattern Japanese Army First Private collar rank badge. A rectangular red wool felt backing glued to card, with two five-pointed stars in yellow felt. Unknown. This style of collar badge was su
Early pattern Japanese Army, Superior Private collar rank badge. A rectangular red wool felt backing glued to card, with three five-pointed stars in yellow felt. Unknown. This style of collar badge
