Legacy Australia badge
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]M2007/087:033
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Legacy Australia badge
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]Metal badge, on a two-pronged pin, depicting a torch with crossed red and white flags on either side. The torch is the emblem of Legacy Australia, a charitable organisation aiming to care for dependents of deceased Australian servicemen. The maker's name, V.H. Blackinton & Co, is impressed on the reverse. This badge belonged to Australian Jewish serviceman Alfred Davis who was a wireless translator and intelligence officer in WWII, primarily serving in the Philippines.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]United States
[nb-NO]Subject[nb-NO]badges, fallen soldiers, charitable organisations
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]badges
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]metal
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- width: 25.00 mm
height: 25.00 mm
[nb-NO]Credit line[nb-NO]Sydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Alfred (Alf) Israel David via the NSW Association of Jewish Service & Ex-Service Men & Women (NAJEX), 2007
