Imperial Japanese Navy junior officer's cap badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF Accession Number: REL29272

Description

Imperial Japanese Navy junior officer's cap badge showing, on a black woollen background, a gold anchor within a gilded wreath, above which is a silver cherry flower. Six silver cherry flower buds are also interlaced in the surrounding wreath.

Contextual Description

Collected by 245216 Lance Corporal Harold Vaughan Dunkley while in Japan with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). Dunkley was born in Ashfield, NSW on 18 January 1912. He enlisted in the AIF on 5 January 1942 with the service number NX82216. After the end of the Second World War Dunkely became a member of Headquarters BCOF and remained in Japan until 8 September 1948.

Details

Accession Number
REL29272
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Badge
Physical Description
Material: Gold; Gilded brass; Metal with 'antique silver' finish;Cotton; Wool
Measurement
Overall: 50 mm height x 63 mm width x 4 mm depth
Date Made
c 1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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