The Warwick G. Cary Collection of Badges
Lot 2418 SESSION 12 (11.30AM THURSDAY 31ST MARCH) The Warwick G. Cary Collection of Badges
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600
33RD INFANTRY BATTALION, 1916-21, collar badge in sterling silver (26mm), hallmarked for London 1916 by maker G&S Co Ltd (Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd), pin-back (this type not recorded, cf Cossum 1930-42, p22, b). Very fine.
The 33rd Infantry Battalion was formed in 1916 for service in World War I. It was disbanded after the war and re-established in 1936 in New South Wales and became known unofficially as the New England Regiment. The new unit also adopted the original unit's wartime motto of 'Strenue Percute' (Strike Vigourously).
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