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First World War Mothers and Widows Badge Issued to Annie DENNEY

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Commonwealth of Australia

c. 1919

Overview

Black ribbon with machine embroidered gold wattle sprigs, the rising sun badge with, “Australia Military Forces”, in scrolls and “For Australia” at bottom. The metal bars at top and bottom are missing.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2025.6.4

Item type

Badges

Ribbons

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Silk (Textile)

Width

57 mm

Height or length

174 mm

Weight

1 g

Inscriptions and markings

“Australia Military Forces”, in scrolls and “For Australia” at bottom.

Contextual information

In 1919 the ‘Mothers and Widows’ badge was officially sanctioned for issue to mothers or widows of members of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) or the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force who were killed in action or died of wounds, or other causes while serving in the First World War. Annie DENNEY suffered the loss of two sons, John and James DENNEY, both were killed in action at Gallipoli.

Keywords

Mothers and Widows Ribbon

First World War

Place made

Australia

Year

c. 1919

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

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Social or spiritual significance