| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL28661 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Badge |
| Physical description | Bullion wire; silk velvet; wool |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1950 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Qualification badge: Pilot's wings, RAAF - Lieutenant George Stanislaus Wilkinson, RAF
Description
Padded and embroidered RAAF pilot's wings (brevet) in gold and silver bullion wire, with a red silk velvet crown, on a black wool patch.
History / Summary
Associated with 804 Sergeant George Stanislaus Wilkinson served with G Company,2 Battalion AIF, and later with the Anzac Mounted Division in Palestine. He enlisted from Bingara, NSW, on 31 August 1914 and returned to Australia on 27 February 1917. Age on enlistment, 24; occupation, clerk. Although his return to Australia date is given, he did not in fact return but taken on strength, on 28 February 1917, in the Royal Flying Corps (later Royal air Force) as a member of the Special Reserve (ie colonial enlistments), where he became a pilot. He was commissioned as a lieutenant on 1 April 1918.
The RAAF was formed in 1921 and it is uncertain whether Lieut. Wilkinson would have worn this brevet!