2/30 Battalion Association badge: Private Lawrence Gordon Mountford, 2/30 Battalion

Oval horizontally aligned brass and enamel association membership lapel badge. The badge has a white enamel border bearing '2/30 BN. A.I.F. ASSOCIATION' in gold. Within this is a rectangular vertically aligned enamel colour patch for 2/30 Battalion, divided vertically blue (left) against yellow within a grey background. The reverse is impressed with the serial number '143' and 'ANGUS & COOTE'. Two lugs are soldered to the reverse.

Worn by NX35482 Private Lawrence Gordon Mountford who served in 2/30 Battalion during the Second World War. Mountford was born in London, England in 1902. He emigrated to Australia and enlisted in the Second AIF on 21 June 1940. He served with 2/30 Battalion in Malaya from December 1941 before he was taken prisoner by the Japanese in February 1942. Mountford returned to Australia after the surrender of the Japanese in August 1945 and was discharged on 13 December 1945. This badge was worn by him after the war as a member of the 2/30 Battalion Association.