Numbered Australian WW2 badges - can they be researched?

[Duncan]

I bought a few WW2 Australian badges, all numbered on the rear. Are there any online records where I might be able to find the recipient using these numbers please.

Regards, 

Duncan.

[Farkas]

Hi Duncan,

looks like there are registers with the names for numbered badges, maybe they are the badges you have…

 

https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/badges/female_relative

 

the link takes you to this 👇

 

 

fingers crossed for you 🤞

 

tony 🍻

[Gordon Craig]

Farcas,

Interesting to see that these small badges are traceable.  Thanks for posting that kind of information.

Regards,

Gordon

[Duncan]

 

On 03/02/2024 at 06:39, Farkas said:

Hi Duncan,

looks like there are registers with the names for numbered badges, maybe they are the badges you have…

 

https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/badges/female_relative

 

the link takes you to this 👇

 

 

fingers crossed for you 🤞

 

tony 🍻

Hello, thank you for the information, that's very kind of you to help.

All the best, Duncan. 

Edited February 4 by Duncan

[Farkas]

On 04/02/2024 at 14:01, Gordon Craig said:

Farcas,

Interesting to see that these small badges are traceable.  Thanks for posting that kind of information.

Regards,

Gordon

Thanks Gordon, it isn’t usually like that is it… when I found the lists It was a pleasant surprise,

tony 🍻

 

On 04/02/2024 at 22:25, Duncan said:

 

Hello, thank you for the information, that's very kind of you to help.

All the best, Duncan. 

let us know if you find out anything interesting 👍

tony 🍻

[Duncan]

6 hours ago, Farkas said:

Thanks Gordon, it isn’t usually like that is it… when I found the lists It was a pleasant surprise,

tony 🍻

 

let us know if you find out anything interesting 👍

tony 🍻

Hi, just an update, the rolls and legders are not searchable online, so you have to visit the records office in Australia to manually search.

Thanks for the help, Duncan.

[Farkas]

That’s so annoying isn’t it.

 

I recently found a ‘dead’ relative on an immigration list in America… only available to see the in person 😡 I wrote to them ‘expressing my disappointment’ and they kindly helped me themselves.

 

The other scenario is these institutions will often do research for a fee…

Austrian archives charge 35euros.

 

It may be worth an email to them 🤷‍♂️

 

tony 🍻

 

 

[Duncan]

On 27/02/2024 at 23:05, Farkas said:

That’s so annoying isn’t it.

 

I recently found a ‘dead’ relative on an immigration list in America… only available to see the in person 😡 I wrote to them ‘expressing my disappointment’ and they kindly helped me themselves.

 

The other scenario is these institutions will often do research for a fee…

Austrian archives charge 35euros.

 

It may be worth an email to them 🤷‍♂️

 

tony 🍻

 

 

Yes, that is really annoying. There must be stacks of Commonwealth and Imperial records out there, but not accessible unless you visit the actual records office. 

I remember though when all you could get of UK records was the Medal Index Card.