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Second World War ‘Australian Military Blackened Brass Buttons as collected by Sapper Kingsley Charles MOHR, WX26433

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K. C. Luke Pty Ltd

1939 - 1945

Overview

A collection of eight (8) Australian Military Forces blackened brass buttons: 3 Large, 2 Medium, 1 Small and 1 Tiny. At the top of each button is an Imperial crown, below which sits a map of Australia. ‘AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES” is embossed around the edge of each button face. The manufacturer’s name and the place of manufacture are embossed around the reverse side of the button. All eight (8) badges have a shank on the reverse side.

Historical information

Brass buttons were manufactured by companies in both Great Britain and Australia during the First and Second World Wars. K. C. Luke Pty Ltd produced buttons from 1934. From 1935-1945 the company produced brass, copper, white and oxidised metal buttons, including those used by the Australian Military Forces in the Second World War.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2023.14.26.a-h

Item type

Accessories

Uniforms

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Brass

Paint

Weight

32 g

Inscriptions and markings

On front “AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES” with “K C LUKE PTY LTD MELBOURNE” on back.

Contextual information

These badges were souvenired by Kingsley Charles MOHR (WX26433), who enlisted at Guildford on 9 August 1941. A Sapper in the Australian Mechanical Equipment Company he spent 1495 days on Active Service in Australia and 625 days on Overseas Service from September 1943 – August 1944 and 10 March – 6 December 1945 before being discharged at Karrakatta in Western Australia on 24 January 1946. MOHR had lived in Denmark, Western Australia, before enlisting and returned there after the war.

Keywords

Australian Military Forces

Australian Military Uniform

Second World War

Place made

Melbounrne, Victoria, Australia

Year

1939 - 1945

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity