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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Sweetheart Badge

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1916 - 1918

Overview

Sweetheart Badge, gold coloured metal of large rising sun, ring above sun, blue enamel scroll with "Australia Commonwealth Military Forces" and 3 legs below with ball ends, left and right legs are in shape of rifles.

Historical information

Item given to Frances ROBINS (wife) by Pte. Walter ROBINS 2201 DCM of the 11th Battalion, who was killed in action 13.05.2018. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM), Walter had displayed “conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty” for his part in an operation on the Western Front.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2008.3.3

Item type

Themes

Buildings > Military

Material

Width

100 mm

Height or length

100 mm

Weight

26 g

Inscriptions and markings

Blue enamel scroll with "Australia Commonwealth Military Forces"

Keywords

Rising Sun Souvenir

Place made

Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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Black & White photograph of Pte. W. ROBINS 2201 D.C.M. and his wife Frances

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