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World War 2 Volunteer Defence Force (VDF) cloth shoulder badge

c. 1942
Overview

Textile patch of the Volunteer Defence Corps with VDC initials woven on cloth in black with red circle background worn on the khaki jacket.

Historical information

Worn by Reginal Claude HILLS W70975 from 27 June 1942 to 15 October 1945.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-1990.3.2
Item type
Textiles
Themes
Buildings > Military
Defence
Defence > Army
War and Conflict > World War 2
Material
Cloth
Width
57 mm
Height or length
50 mm
Inscriptions and markings

"VDC"

Keywords
Volunteer Defence Corps
VDC WW2
VDC shoulder badge
Volunteer Defence Corps Albany W.A.
Second World War
Year
c. 1942
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
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Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
Public Location
Barracks Rear Gallery
Google Maps search term / URL
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8
Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878

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