Colour patch: 2/20 Australian Infantry Battalion : Private L J Horwood, 2/20 Australian Infantry Battalion-

Place Asia: Malaya
Accession Number REL29251.001
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Colour Patch
Physical description Wool felt
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1940-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Colour patch of 2/20 Australian Infantry Battalion. Horizontally aligned oval made of light grey felt with a diamond shaped patch sewn in the centre. The diamond is horizontally divided into white over green.

History / Summary

Associated with NX7324 Private Leonard James Horwood who served with 2/20 Infantry Battalion. He was killed in action in Malaya on 10 February 1942, aged 18.