The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Air Raid Precautions competition shield. A wooden, shield shaped base with a pressed and engraved brass plaque attached (now loose). There are a further six oval shaped plaques arranged around the main plaque and one crescent shaped manufacturers plaque attached to the bottom. The main plaque has been pressed from sheet brass and engraved with the following text. 'ASHFIELD MUNICIPAILITY CHALLENGE SHIELD', '1943', NATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS COMPETITION', 'A.E.ALLMAN MAYOR & CHIEF WARDEN'. In the centre of the plaque is an engraving of an air raid warden wearing the 'W' tin hat with his gas mask pack on his chest and an armband on the left arm titled 'N.E.S'. Of the six small plaques, four are blank and two are impressed with text. The first one reads, 'Won by Section No. 9 Senior Warden Patrick, M.R.N' 'Wardens Barnes, E.T. Dixon, A.C, Hammond, E.T.C, Krahe, V.F, Legg, W.H, Rayner, A.C.' 'MESSENGERS Chapman, A, Cormack, P.'. The second plaque reads, '1944 WON BY SECTION No 13 SENIOR WARDEN Exton, V.R.'. 'Wardens Mc Anally, D.A, Whitelock, C.R, Davis, B, Edson, J.H, Ewing, R.H, Carr, A.S.'. 'MESSENGERS Swanson, J, Fuller, S.S.'. At the bottom is an engraved crescent shaped plaque which reads 'Presented by Messrs Christies Jewellers Ashfield'. At the rear of the shield are three securing brackets, two at the top and one at the bottom.
Associated with Chief Air Raid Warden Vincent Roland Exton who was the local Chief Warden with the National Emergency Service (NES) in the Ashfield area of Sydney. In 1944 Mr Extons' crew won this shield for being the team that best motivated and prepared local residents for possible air raids. Exton's winning team is recorded on one of the small oval shaped plaques. His daughter, recalls "our entrance hallway was lined with sandbags and this is where the phone had been installed because of Dad's being a Senior Warden in the NES."
White painted steel Wardens helmet with black painted 'W' at centre front and centre rear. Complete with rubber and vinyl interior liner with webbing chin strap and brass buckle. Associated with Chi
White painted steel Wardens helmet with black painted 'W' at centre front and centre rear. Complete with rubber and vinyl interior liner with webbing chin strap and brass buckle. Associated with Chi
Wooden shield inlaid with aluminium plaques. At the top is an aluminium scroll engraved 'Jeater Shield'. Beneath this is a raised wooden plaque in the same shape as the sheild which is covered with al
Informal portrait of the Exton family. Identified from left to right, back row: Gwen; Ethel; Chief Air Raid Warden Vincent Roland Exton; Mary and Jennifer (standing front). Chief Air Raid Warden Vince
Civilian khaki canvas armband printed in black 'Warden', with a black buckle and elastic fastening. Worn by Canberra air raid precautions Warden Jack Goodling during the Second World War.
Silver plated shield-shaped lapel badge surmounted by the King's crown. Immediately below the crown is the word "VICTORIA" with red enamel fill, above a central panel with "ARP" in large letters on a
Silver plated shield-shaped lapel badge surmounted by the King's crown. Immediately below the crown is the word "VICTORIA" with red enamel fill, above a central panel with "ARP" in large letters on a
