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First World War Mothers and Widows Badge Issued to Annie DENNEY
c. 1919Overview
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.
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Registration number
cwa-org-12-2025.6.4
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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.
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-35.030449, 117.912878
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Thursday, 24 July, 2025
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‘Mothers and Widows’ badge issued to Annie DENNEY
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