• Title
  World War One Rejected Volunteers' Association of New South Wales badge, ca. 1916
• Call number
  R 2055
  Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 1, Shelf 19
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  ca. 1916
• Type of material
  Badges
• Reference code
  1017316
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 wartime badge - sterling silver - 2.5 x 3.3 cm
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  During World War One these badges were a recognisable indication that the wearer had attempted to voluntarily enlist for military service for Australian and the British Empire. They were issued to men who had been officially deemed medically unfit for duty. During the course of the War, the Rejected Volunteers' Association was established in various Australian states. This badge was produced for the rejected volunteers of New South Wales. Later, the R.V.A. amalgamated into the Australian Volunteers Association.
• Scope and Content
  The badge displays the letters 'RVA' in the centre. Above these letters is the statement, 'FOR EMPIRE' and below is written 'N.S.W.' Two small scrolls are attached to the top and bottom of the badge. A small circle is joined to either side. On the back of the badge there is engraved the number 1953, presumably the member number of the individual who joined the NSW Association.
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I realia
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1020894
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  'Amor Stg Silver' stamped and' 1953' engraved on verso
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Rejected Volunteers' Association of New South Wales
  
• Subject
  World War, 1914-1918--Australia.
  World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting, enlistment, etc--Australia.
  Volunteers--New South Wales.
  World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Australia.
  
• Topic
  war souvenirs
  badges
  clubs, associations, societies etc.
  volunteers
  silver
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Life Interrupted: Personal Diaries from World War I - State Library of New South Wales (5 July - 21 September, 2014)
  Life interrupted : Gallipoli moments - National Archives of Australia
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE503835

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