WW1 Australian Female Relatives Badge

~ WW1 Australian Female Relatives Badge ~

The enamelled badge bears the Kings Crown and the legend “Issued By Dept Of Defence To Women Of Australia For Duty Done”. It has the issued number of 84657 stamped to the reverse.

Two Female Relative Badges were issued during the First World War. One was issued to the nearest female relative of soldiers, airmen, nurses, and masseuses who left Australia for active service abroad; the other to the nearest female relative of members of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) who had enlisted for general naval sea service for at least a period of the war, and who performed service outside Australian waters. A bar was suspended below the badge to indicate additional relatives involved in the war effort. The Female Relatives Badge was promulgated under Military Order 280 of 1917 and superseded by Military Order 1818 of 1918.

~ Condition ~

The badge has loss to its enamel. The clip is in good working order.

~ Dimensions ~

The badge is just under 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide.

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