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History of the Badges of the Australian Army (1903 to 1966) |
| This section draws heavily on research by Alfred N Festberg as presented in his book Australian Army Insignia 1903-1966. He concentrated only on units in the 1966 Order of Battle. |
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Royal Australian Army Educational Corps |
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Approved in 1948 |
Approved with St Edward's Crown in 1955 |
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| Approved in 1964 and based on the British badge |
War Correspondent. In the 1960s and before all Public Relations personnel wore the badge of the Educational corps. This is the cloth hat badge that they wore during WW2 (post 1943) & in Viet Nam. |
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Australian Army Catering Corps |
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Approved in 1948 |
Approved with St Edward's Crown in 1955 |
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Royal Australian Army Pay Corps |
Australian Army Legal Corps |
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| Approved 30 Oct 1962 | Approved 12 February 1964 |
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Royal Australian Army Provost Corps |
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now called the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police |
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| Initially the Provosts wore special shoulder badges and /or collar badges and the standard General Service badge (Rising Sun). | |
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1918 version Aust Provost Corps shoulder title |
Provost Staff operated 1911/1928 as part of PMF |
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| Approved 1949 | Approved with St Edward's Crown in 1955 |
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The Australian Services Canteen Organisation (ASCO) |
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Although approved by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1961 this has never been used as a hat badge. |
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The Australian Army Psychology Corps |
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Approved in 1952 but never manufactured |
Approved in 1953 |
