WW2 ROYAL AIR FORCE RAF PILOT SWEET HEART BADGE

Offered is an original WW2 era Royal Air Force Pilot sweet heart badge. Cast white metal badge, with rear pin assembly, measuring 62mm wide. With so many Australian & Commonwealth soldiers departing for foreign shores and the uncertainty of their return, it is understandable how the tradition of giving a wife, sister, mother, and or sweetheart a precious memento would become popular among the troops. Today we refer to these mementos in general as “sweetheart badges”, but in reality these precious gifts could just as easily be a necklace, a ring, or even a hairpin and take many more forms than just solely badges. The desirability of these “sweethearts” is not just the metallic content but also the rarity of the design.