Please be advised: this website contains the names, images and voices of people who are now deceased.

Collections WA has a responsibility to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of Western Australia in all its various forms. The intention of Collections WA is to support research, and to reveal actions of the past that have impacted upon communities, families, and individuals.

In doing so, Collections WA acknowledges the need to respond sensitively and appropriately in cases when accessing this material may be confronting to Aboriginal visitors and clients.

Please also note: Some historical materials within this portal may include language or opinions that today are considered inappropriate or even offensive. Collections WA does not endorse this language and apologises for any distress caused.

Continue

Continue showing cultural advice

Stop showing cultural advice

Collections WA brings together collections from libraries, galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organisations, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Textile Patch with Japanese Writing

« Prev Item Next Item »

Japanese Imperial Army

c. 1941

Overview

Cream coloured cloth patch, lined into five (5) columns with Japanese writing in black ink.

Historical information

The cloth patch, possibly from a military uniform, is part of a collection of Japanese items.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-1990.32.2

Item type

Uniform Patches

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Width

52 mm

Height or length

72 mm

Weight

2 g

Inscriptions and markings

Japanese writing in five (5) columns and two (2) horizontal lines across columns two (2) to five (5).

Keywords

Japanese Imperial Army

Second World War

Place made

Japan

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Google Maps search term / URL

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

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

Open in Google Maps

Nearest geotagged records:

Nearby places:

View all geotagged records »

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback

Other items by Japanese Imperial Army

Other items from Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Cloth patch with Japanese writing.

Cloth patch with Japanese writing.

Media reuse | View full size | Item feedback

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->

Full size unavailable (you're already seeing this image in its highest resolution available on Collections WA)

Loading...