Souvenir pennant : Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Light Aid Detachment, 1 Armoured Division

Place Oceania: Australia
Accession Number REL/13055
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Heraldry
Physical description Acetate
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia
Date made c 1944-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Triangular purple acetate souvenir pennant screen printed in orange, red and white. Pennant has an orange border and shows a tank with a unit colour patch representing the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Light Aid Detachment, 1st Armoured Division. 'AUST. ARM'D DIV.' has been printed onto the pennant together with a blank white scroll. The scroll bears black ink handwritten lettering 'Armd. Bde. Gp. W/Shops'.

History / Summary

Associated with the service of VX85295 Warrant Officer 1 R C Swann, Regimental Sergeant Major of the Bomb Disposal School.