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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

“Ever Ready – Blackboy Hill Camp Western Australia – Lest We Forget” Lapel Pin

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c. 1914

Overview

White metal lapel pin, also known as a ‘sweetheart badge’, depicts map of Australia with a soldier centred, an “I” on left and “F” on right, indicating AIF. Within map, “Ever Ready / Blackboy Hill Camp” and “Western Australia – Lest We Forget”, within scroll at the bottom. Slide pin and hook on rear.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2017.15.7

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

45 mm

Height or length

25 mm

Weight

6 g

Inscriptions and markings

“EVER READY / BLACKBOY HILL CAMP” within map; “WESTERN AUSTRALIA – LEST WE FORGET” within scroll at the bottom.

Contextual Information

This lapel pin is part of a collection from the family of brothers, Pte David SCOTT, 613 and Albert George SCOTT, 892. Both enlisted for WWI, David was KIA 28/04/1915 at Gallipoli and Albert returned to Australia on 22/01/1917.

Keywords

1st Australian Imperial Force

Blackboy Hill WA

10th Light Horse Regiment

First World War

Place made

Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

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Comparative significance criteria

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Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

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

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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Links to additional resources

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wwi-australian-army-blackboy-hill-177689…

Source: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wwi-australian-army-blackboy-hill-1776893946 dated 18th September 2020.

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