Thanatos-thanks for the encouragement-Palestinian coinage ws a popular and cheap souvenir-have a cupro/nickel example from my father-interesting coins with the 3 languages and scripts on them (English, Arabic and Hebrew)-Dad also had a tattoo of the GS badge and the legend 'Jerusalem' underneath it.
Cool banana's Lithgow. Jerusalem has that certain attraction to it hey. 1000 years worth of soldiers have left their mark scratched into the stone structures of Jerusalem, from the crusaders to modern times. Etched in time near eternal. Love the concept of the Rising Sun over Jerusalem on your Dads tattoo.
Cheers mate
Any RAN insignia out there fellas ?
Righto I got my camera back so I can take some more snaps... Also found my references.
I will start off with some Infantry colour patches
1. 2/1st Aust Infantry Battalion 1939-45
2. 2/4th Aust Infantry Battalion 1939-46
3. 2/5th Aust Infantry Battalion 1939-45
4. 2/6th Aust Infantry Battalion 1939-46
5. 2/8th Aust Infantry Battalion 1939-46
6. 2/12th Aust Infantry Battalion 1939-46
7. 2/9th Aust Infantry Battalion 1939-45
8. 2/11th Aust Infantry Battalion 1939-45
More Infantry
1. 18th Aust Infantry Battalion 1942-1944
2. 17th Aust Infantry Battalion 1942-1944
3. 2/16th Aust Infantry Battalion 1940 and later worn by the 26th Aust Infantry Battalion 1942-1946
4. 2/16th Aust Infantry Battalion 1940-1945
5. 35th Aust Infantry Battalion 1942-1945
6. 2/22nd Aust Infantry Battalion 1940 and later worn by the 38th Aust Infantry Battalion 1942-1944
7. 30th Aust Infantry Battalion 1942-1946
8. 14th/32nd Aust Infantry Battalion 1942-1945
And finally...
1. 2/24th Aust Infantry Battalion 1940-1942 and also the 24th Aust Infantry Battalion 1942-1946
2. HQ 21st Aust Infantry Brigade 1940-1945
3. 65th Aust Infantry Battalion 1945-1948 BCOF (This unit is now known as 1RAR)
4. Pacific Islands Regiment 1945-1947
5. HQ 17th Aust Infantry Brigade, 1939-1945
6. 2/18th Aust. Infantry Battalion, 1940-1945
7. 2/32nd Aust Infantry Battalion, 1940-1942
8. 2/24th Aust. Infantry Battalion, 1942-1946
More to come tommorow, so stay tuned
Not sure what the story is with this one It is a 2/24th colour patch made from coloured leather... Looks to have been sewn to something once as well... Maybe a digger wore It on his puggaree, I have seen plenty of sewn custom made unit patches but never another leather one before.
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