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“Ever Ready – Blackboy Hill Camp Western Australia – Lest We Forget” Lapel Pin
c. 1914Overview
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.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-12-2017.15.7
Item type
Themes
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.
Place made
Western Australia, Australia
Year
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Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878
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“Ever Ready – Blackboy Hill Camp Western Australia – Lest We Forget” Lapel Pin
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