WW2 AUSTRALIAN ARMY MOTHER’S & WIDOWS SERVICE BADGE BY AMOR SYDNEY #24908

Description

Offered is an original WW2 Australian Mother’s & Widow’s badge.

The badge is round, of toned solide silver, with the obverse shows a raised image of a woman and part of a laurel wreath with the words “For Australia” in raised letters. The reverse has a hinged securing pin and raised lettering which reads “Issued by the C’wlth Govt” along with the manufacturer’s details. Suspended by two securing rings from the bottom of the badge is a flat rectangular bar with star, denoting one son who has died during the war. Stamped A24908 & maker marked for Amor of Sydney, with pin back suspension. The badge measures 28mm wide.

Mothers and widows eligible to receive the badge had to apply for it through a post office, using a form which was witnessed by a postal employee. The forms were sent to the relevant service for verification before the badge could be issued. As mothers were often omitted as the listed next of kin they had to apply through this process and the difficulties caused by the application process may explain why not all women received a badge, or why some never bothered to apply.