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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Second World War Volunteer Defence Force (VDF) Cloth Shoulder Badge

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Australian Military Forces

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

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Width

57 mm

Height or length

50 mm

Inscriptions and markings

"VDC"

Keywords

Volunteer Defence Corps

VDC shoulder badge

Volunteer Defence Corps Albany W.A.

Second World War

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

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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Last modified

Tuesday, 23 September, 2025

Completeness

100

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