This information was provided by the Australian War Memorial Information Service

These reproductions are not very good. Maybe you can help. It is probable that you know someone that has one of these badges , probably stuck away in a back cupboard somewhere. If so why not share your treasure with the world by sending me a colour photo of it. I will, of course, pay you the courtesy of naming you as the donor of the photo.

• Most illustrations are thumbnails so Click to ENLARGE

• Where a colour photo is available there will be a colour thumbnail

 Mothers and Widows badge from WW1. A star was added for each son KIA or DOW.

This is a Victorian badge. The word Victoria is inserted above the letters ARP but are not legible on this illustration

Sailors and Soldiers Womenfolk Association badge for wives , mothers and sisters of members of all services in both world wars.

United Volunteers Association. Worn by association members. Those eligible are demobilised AIF and volunteers rejected for active service, members of volunteer defence  forces and persons engaged in essential services who are debarred from enlisting for active service and returned soldiers not eligible for membership of RSSILA

This badge and others like it were sold by the Australian Comforts Fund to raise money to supply the troops overseas with some little luxuries that were not in the standard Army issue