Demobilised Recruit Badge
c. 1918Oval-shaped, has the raised words "Enlisted in A.I.F. 1918 Issued by Dept of Defence" and is stamped with the serial number 9297.
This badge was recently found on the neighbouring property to the Busselton Museum. Affectionately known as the “Too Bloody Late” Medal, it is oval-shaped, has the raised words "Enlisted in A.I.F. 1918 Issued by Dept of Defence" and is stamped with the serial number 9297.
The badge was issued to those A.I.F. recruits who, at the time of the Armistice, in November 1918, were training in Australia, or who had enlisted but had not yet been called into camp for training. It was also issued to serving members of the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery who had volunteered, but not embarked, for service in the A.I.F. Siege Artillery Brigade.
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"Enlisted in A.I.F. 1918 Issued by Dept of Defence" & Australian coat of arms on front. 9297 on back
Badge number 9297 was issued to British-born Leonard Nixon Davis, the 18-year-old son of Nelson Davis of Victoria Park (Western Australia), who enlisted in the A.I.F. on 13 May 1918. He had previously served two years as a cadet. Leonard commenced his training at Blackboy Hill and was still undergoing training when the war ended on 11 November. He was discharged on Christmas Eve 1918.
Leonard married Matilda Tipper in 1923, and for several years after their marriage they worked in Wonnerup where his father farmed. By 1931 Leonard and his large family had moved to Perth where he worked as a labourer until his retirement.
Leonard died in September 1990 and is buried with his wife Matilda in the Bunbury Cemetery.
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