Thread: Identify military medal etc

#4 it would appear is a commemorative medal issued ? by the Victorian Education Department ??

Medals & badges struck to commemorate ANZAC



Martyn

No.1 is quite a small pin, about 18mm wide.
Could be a tie pin??????

No.2 is about 45mm long
Badge Corps.
Royal Austrailan Infrantry (RA, INF)
Still worn on the Appalet now days.

No.3 is about 20mm wide
USA Rank - PVT FC
Dad had one with three strips on it, SGT, from the yanks Veitnam.

Can I go to the front of the class????

No 2 is a epaulet (shoulder)badge of the RAINF = Royal Australian Infantry very common and still worn today by Inf corp I think.
The two medals are of interest I have never seen them before. Do they have any name inscribed around the edges of them to say who they were issued to ?.
The Vee shaped on is a Lance Corporal badge of rank. No5 I think the other may be band related item

hodgo

Originally Posted by hodgo

The two medals are of interest I have never seen them before. Do they have any name inscribed around the edges of them to say who they were issued to ?.

hodgo

Nah, no other markings. Bushie did find the medal pictured here........Medals & badges struck to commemorate ANZAC

#1 seems to bear the Edwardian crown (I think) which dates it a fair while back but the horn emblem leads me to think that perhaps it could be an emblem of the Buffalo lodge, but I am guessing here.
#2 as previously stated is a Royal Australian Infantry epaulette badge which would be dated from post WWll to modern day, as the ARA as we know it today only came in to being after the war.
#3 The later type Australian chevrons of rank were straight edged rather than curved as is this one, which leads me to believe that this particular chevron is either from a foreign military force (and I would hazard a guess that the natural pull of gravity would mean that the chevron would be worn "point down" thus eliminating the US PFC theory) or even from a non military body. Some organisations use this type of chevron to denote seniority and also length of service.
#4 As mentioned earlier looks like a local issue medallion with a standard "British Empire" coloured ribbon. I think somewhere I have a similar ribbon attached to a "coronation" medallion that was issued in the early 50's.
#5 Looks something like a "Lodge" or "Buffalo's" decoration perhaps.
Regards
Glen