Description
Lapel badge depicting a pair of outstretched wings on either side of an enamelled shield. The shield has the words 'AUSTRALIAN AIR LEAGUE' and a smaller quatered shield with small symbols. The reverse of the badge is marked with the maker's details and has a horseshoe shaped lug attached.
Contextual Description
Clarence Frederick ('Fred') Ford was born at Paddington, NSW, in 1925. He was a member of the Australian Air League as a youth, and enlisted in the RAAF as soon as he reached the age of 18 in 1943. As number 432779, he underwent aircrew training as a wireless operator / air gunner, but was killed in April 1945, when he and the remainder of his crew, who were undergoing final training on Halifax aircraft with 1652 Conversion Unit at Marston Moor, Yorkshire, were lost over the North Sea.
Details
Accession Number
REL31292
Physical Description
Material: Metal; Enamel
Measurement
Overall: 15 mm height x 40 mm width x 6 mm depth
Copyright
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