Catalogue
31st Infantry Battalion (The Kennedy Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (51mm), and a pair of collar badges in brass, one of these oxidised (28mm) (Cossum 21, d). One collar badge with some oxidation, otherwise very fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $340
32nd Infantry Battalion (The Footscray Regiment), 1930-42, officer's hat badge in brass and enamel (51mm), and a pair of officer's collar badges in brass and enamel (30mm), one lug back and the other converted to a sweetheart brooch with lugs removed and pin-back and a small hole pierced in cross at top of crown (Cossum p22, a). Some oxidation marks on the hat badge and the standard collar badge, otherwise good very fine - extremely fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,400
32nd Infantry Battalion (The Footscray Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in oxidised bronze (51mm), and a pair of collar badges in brass (30mm) (Cossum 22, a). Nearly very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
33rd Infantry Battalion (The New England Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (47mm), and a pair of collar badges in brass (30mm) (Cossum 22, b). The collar badges with dried cleaning compound on reverse, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
34th Infantry Battalion (The Illawarra Regiment), 1930-42, pair of collar badges in brass (31mm) (Cossum 22, c). Extremely fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $1,600
34th Infantry Battalion (The Illawarra Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (52mm), and a pair of collar badges in brass (29mm), and another pair in white metal (29mm) (Cossum 22, d). The hat badge with backing cloth of the unit colour patch, very fine - nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
35th Infantry Battalion (Newcastle's Own Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (51mm), and a pair of collar badges in brass (29.5mm) (Cossum 23, a). Good very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
35th Infantry Battalion (Newcastle's Own Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in white metal (51mm) (Cossum p23, a). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $550
36th Infantry Battalion (The St George's English Rifle Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (54mm), and pair of opposing collar badges in brass (30mm) (Cossum p23, b). Very fine - nearly extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $480
36th Infantry Battalion (The St George's English Rifle Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in white metal (54mm) (Cossum p23, b), not recorded in this metal. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $550
37th Infantry Battalion (The Henty Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass and enamel (52mm), and pair of collar badges in brass and enamel (27.5mm), by Orbuck (Cossum p23, c). Very fine - nearly extremely fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $9,000
38th Infantry Battalion (The Bendigo Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in oxidised bronze (48mm), and a pair of collar badges in brass (30mm) (Cossum p23, d). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
39th Infantry Battalion (The Hawthorn-Kew Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass and enamel (53mm), and a pair of collar badges in brass and enamel (29.5mm) (Cossum p24, a). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $700
39th Infantry Battalion (The Hawthorn-Kew Regiment), 1930-42, cap badge in voided brass and enamel (40mm) (Cossum p24, b). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $800
40th Infantry Battalion (The Derwent Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (58mm), and a pair of collar badges in oxidised brass (30mm) (Cossum p24, c). Very fine - nearly extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
40th Infantry Battalion (The Derwent Regiment), 1930-42, cap badge in voided copper (49mm) (Cossum p24, c). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $420
40th Infantry Battalion (The Derwent Regiment), 1930-42, officer's voided collar badge in brass and enamel (31.5mm) (Cossum p24, c). Some loss of enamel at top right edge of garter, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $500
41st Infantry Battalion (The Byron Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in oxidised brass (51mm), and pair of collar badges in brass (32mm) (Cossum p24, d). The hat badge with bump near one lug and with discolouration on reverse, collar badge lugs resoldered, otherwise fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
42nd Infantry Battalion (The Capricornia Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (53mm), by Angus & Coote, and a pair of opposing collar badges in brass (30mm) (Cossum p25, a). Very fine - nearly extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
42nd Infantry Battalion (The Capricornia Regiment), 1930-42, collar badge in brass (30mm) (Cossum p25, a). Lugs repaired, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
43rd Infantry Battalion (The Hindmarsh Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (51mm), and a pair of collar badges in brass (30mm) (Cossum p25, b). The hat badge with discolouration at bottom right corner, otherwise good very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $130
SOLD $90
44th Infantry Battalion (The West Australian Rifles), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (50mm), and a pair of collar badges in brass (29mm) (Cossum p25, c). Lugs resoldered on collar badges, otherwise good very fine. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
44th Infantry Battalion (The West Australian Rifles), 1930-42, a pair of officer's collar badges in brass and enamel (29mm) (Cossum p25, c). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $500
45th Infantry Battalion (The St George Regiment), 1930-42, officer's hat badge in brass and enamel (64mm), and an opposing pair of officer's collar badges in brass and enamel (30mm) (Cossum p25, d). Extremely fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $450
SOLD $2,800
45th Infantry Battalion (The St George Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (64mm), and a pair of opposing collar badges in brass (30mm) (Cossum p25, d). One collar badge with small bend at top, otherwise very fine - nearly uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $190
45th Infantry Battalion (The St George Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in brass (64mm), and collar badge in brass (30mm) (Cossum p25, d). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
45th Infantry Battalion (The St George Regiment), 1930-42, officer's collar badge in brass and enamel (30mm), by Stokes (Cossum p25, d). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $420
45th Infantry Battalion (The St George Regiment), 1930-42, hat badge in oxidised bronze (64mm), and a matching collar badge in brass 30mm), with pin-back (Cossum p25, d), a pair of unit collar patches (one with moth holes); also modern cloth St George Regiment shoulder titles (2, different) and a WWI colour patch for same unit. Poor - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
45th Infantry Battalion (The St George Regiment), 1930-42, a pair of opposing collar badges in white metal (30mm) (Cossum p25, d), not recorded in this metal. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
45th Infantry Battalion (The St George Regiment), 1930-42, officer's hat badge in brass and enamel (49mm), another identical but with the top and bottom lug removed and two lugs soldered at the sides (Cossum p26, a). Extremely fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,500