Security pass badge for C & J Munitions : J G Kitchener

Gold metal security pass lapel badge for the Sydney firm C & J Munitions, showing a Vickers Mark II Special tank with the number '21' impressed on the turret. A blue enamel oval on the centre of the badge reads 'C & J MUNITIONS PRODUCTION'. The reverse has a brooch pin fastening and the manufacturer's details 'ANGUS & COOTE JEWELLERS'.

This security pass was issued to Joseph Godfrey Kitchener by the Sydney munitions firm C & J Munitions during the Second World War.

Kitchener, from Lane Cove in Sydney, had been declared medically unfit for war service. He was assigned to C & J Munitions, where he worked as a carpenter.

This pass is the first that was issued to Kitchener. He was issued with another, number 137, after he had mislaid this one, which he later found and retained.

• Security pass badge for C & J Munitions : J G Kitchener