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World War One Australia Port Adelaide Repatriation Day 1916 Pinback Button Badge

World War One Australia Port Adelaide Repatriation Day 1916 Pinback Button Badge

$ 105.59

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    World War One Australian Pinback Button Badge
    AUSTRALIA World War One Tin Lapel Political Patriotic Pin Back Button Badge very scarce - almost 100 years old
    This is a WWI  1916 issued Port Adelaide Australia Repatriation Day Fund Raising Badge
    World War One Australian Port Adelaide Repatriation Day Dec 8th & 9th 1916 Pinback Button Badge -  Very Scarce
    Inscription:
    Port Adelaide Repatriation Day Dec 8th & 9th 1916
    Maker
    A W Patrick
    Place made
    Australia
    Date made
    c 1916
    Size
    approximately 32 mm round ( 1 1/4 inches )
    Description
    WWI circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. The words "Port Adelaide Repatriation Day Dec 8th & 9th 1916" appear on the badge. Pin features a green field with a seven pointed star.
    Summary
    This is a fundraising badge produced to support the work of the local World War One Repatriation Funds. Such badges were sold in trams, buses, at railways stations and at rallies to raise money for the stated cause.  The Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Fund (SA Branch) raised 37,722 pounds during the war, while smaller local Repatriation Committees raised an additional 11,00 pounds.