The colour patch suspended at the bottom of the badge could represent Headquarters 19th Infantry Brigade. In May 1942 the 23/21 Battalion relocated from Victoria to the Northern Territory, where it became a part of the Northern Territory Force under the 19th Infantry Brigade. Most badges do not have a colour patch attached.
On the home front, women dealt with the consequences of war - managing children and family responsibilities alone, shortages of resources, as well as their fears for the future, and the grief and trauma of losing loved ones. Female Relatives Badges were issued to the wife and/or mother (or nearest female relative) of those on active service during the First and Second World Wars. Each service person is represented by a single gold star on the suspension bar. This medal numbered 153223 on the back was issued to Mary Briggs during WW2.
The colour patch suspended at the bottom of the badge could represent Headquarters 19th Infantry Brigade. In May 1942 the 23/21 Battalion relocated from Victoria to the Northern Territory, where it became a part of the Northern Territory Force under the 19th Infantry Brigade. Most badges do not have a colour patch attached.
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This school began in 1877 and was opened on 11th February 1878. The Geelong Advertiser often reported activities at the school in the nineteenth century. The Mount Duneed Improvement Association (known as Mount Duneed Mutual Improvement Association after 1895) and the Mount Duneed Rifle Club met regularly at the school and concerts were often held. Political addresses to voters were held and it was used for polling booths on election days. Later the Mount Duneed Red Cross met there. After the jubilee in 1928, there were so few pupils at Mount Duneed and Freshwater Creek schools, the teacher Mr H McGregor held two days at Mount Duneed and three days at Freshwater Creek, alternating every week. Finally in 1939 Mount Duneed closed to re-open after 4 years. In October 1917 a photographic honour roll containing the photographs of 33 old scholars and three district soldiers of the Mount Duneed school and district was unveiled. This school was destroyed by fire in January 1944. The fire which started near Waurn Ponds swept over Mount Duneed destroying 14 homesteads, 2 cottages and the Church of England. William Preston, aged 66 who was a farmer was killed in the fire. |
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