Colour patch : Lieutenant K I McMillan 20 Battalion, AIF.

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Accession Number REL/03389.006
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Colour Patch
Physical description Wool flannel; Brass
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1915-1919
Conflict Period 1910-1919
First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Diamond shaped colour patch for 20 Infantry Battalion AIF, horizontally divided white over green, with a brass letter 'A' in the centre.

History / Summary

Worn by Lieutenant Kenneth Irwin McMillan of 20 Battalion, AIF. He enlisted on 17 May 1915 and returned to Australia on 29 May 1919. Worn as a distinguishing unit indication at the head of each sleeve from 1915. The brass Anzac 'A' on the patch is not an officially issued one but has been cut down from a shoulder title, and is smaller than regulation issue.