Australian Comforts Fund Voluntary Helper badge
c. 1940World War Two era metal and enamel badge issued to a Voluntary Helper with the Australian Comforts Fund.
The top circular section of the badge has the logo of the Australian Comforts Fund - a red six-pointed star with a silver metal border and silver letters 'A.C.F.' in the centre - on a dark blue background. At the bottom of the badge is a red scroll with a silver outline containing the words 'Voluntary helper' in silver letters.
The reverse of the badge is silver in colour and has the maker's name and address (Angus & Coote, Sydney), as well as the issue number of the badge (773). The badge has a pointed metal pin which fits into a curved slot for attachment.
The Australian Comforts Fund (A.C.F.) was first formed in August 1916 from a number of individual state based organisations that had been created at the beginning of World War One. Their role was to send comforts in the form of various 'luxury items' to supplement the Australian soldier's army rations and personal kit. These included games (chess, dominoes, draughts), tobacco and lighters, talcum powder, confectionary, diaries, writing paper and waterproof pencils, reading material, sewing kits and maps.
According to the Australian War Memorial, The Australian Comforts Fund 'quickly grew into a fundraising, collecting, sorting and distributing machine which rivalled the scope of the Red Cross.' They raised money on the home front through the sale of items such as buttons and badges, knitting patterns and postcards.
At the conclusion of World War One, the A.C.F. officially dissolved, before being revived in 1939 with the outbreak of World War Two to provide comforts to a new generation of soldiers. It ceased operation for a second time on 27 June 1946.
Details
Details
On front of badge"
"ACF
VOLUNTARY
HELPER"
On reverse of bdage:
"773"
"ANGUS & COOTE
SYDNEY"
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