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WWI fundraising badge 'On Active Service' featuring British bulldog

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c. 1915

Overview

WWI fundraising button depicting a British Bulldog' standing firm upon a Union Jack Flag and inscribed 'On Active Service'.
It is made from printed paper between a tin base and celluloid cover.
The upper part of the button is cream in colour with the writing being letters with a blue outline and stippled centres. The lower half shows the red, white and blue of the British flag. The bulldog is mostly dark brown with a paler chest.
The reverse has a shiny metal back with a void into which a metal pin is secured for attachment.
There is no maker on the button.

Historical information

In addition to the Commonwealth Button Fund, there were a large number of benevolent societies and privately run patriotic funds and charities operating during World War One. Like the Button Fund, they were formed to raise money from the public to help support Australia's allies and its soldiers.
These groups organised many different fund-raising efforts, including raffles, lotteries, and special "days" for specific charities. Their activities raised over 12 million pounds during and immediately after the Great War. These private funds were used to provide the troops with comforts packages, to assist the care and rehabilitation of returned soldiers and to raise relief funds for civilian wartime victims in Allied Europe.

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Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00504

Item type

Themes

Social History
War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

32 mm

Height or length

32 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On front of button:

:ON ACTIVE SERVICE"

Keywords

Badges & Buttons

History - Social

Patriotic Funds

Place made

Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

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