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Colonial & pre WW1 military badges of New South Wales Page 9

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First pattern General Service badge (Rising Sun) 1901

 Australian Commonwealth Horse 2nd pattern "Rising Sun" 1902

Unofficial NSW Mounted Rifles badge, cut from sheet brass, Boer War era

NSW Permanent Artillery 1871-1893

NSW Permanent Artillery 1871-1893

Officer's undress belt buckle, NSW Permanent Artillery 1871-1893 (Standard RA pattern)

Belt buckle worn by Artillery & Engineer units c.1890

NSW Volunteer Artillery 1854 Helmet plate c.1870
  • Pouch badge. This badge was in common use in many Colonies.

 

 NSW Volunteer Artillery 1854

NSW Volunteer Artillery 1854 Collar dog. Also hat badge for NSW Corps of Engineers & Cadet Fd Arty

 NSW Volunteer Artillery Officer's Busby plume holder 1860 - 1873

NSW Volunteer Artillery OR's Busby plume holder 1860 - 1873

 NSW Volunteer Artillery OR's Busby plume holder 1860 - 1873 (variation)

NSW Volunteer Artillery Officer's shoulder belt badge

Some images from Military badges of the Australian Colonies 1800-1903 by Rick Grebert 

ISBN 0 909458 22 7  Landers Publishing

 

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