| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL47704 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Badge |
| Physical description | Buckram, Embroidery cotton thread, Wool |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1899 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
Stretcher bearer's badge : Private R S Phillips, Commonwealth Army Medical Corps
Description
Circular cloth sleeve badge showing a red embroidered cross on a white wool ground within a yellow embroidered circle, all on a black wool ground. The badge is backed with buckram.
History / Summary
This badge was worn by Reginald Stewart Phillips during his service in the Boer War. Phillips, born in Bathurst, New South Wales in 1881, served as a private (service number 1304) with the Victorian details of the Commonwealth Army Medical Corps, and was a member of the [stretcher] Bearer Company.
The unit served in Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal, and saw action at Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill. After his war service Phillips moved to Western Australia.
The Geneva Cross badge was worn by medical orderlies and stretcher bearers attached to medical units.