belt, souvenir

human history

Leather belt dressed as souvenir with 42 badges, buttons and uniform accoutrements.

Attached from left to right:

- badge; curved brass title; "NEW ZEALAND"

- badge; curved brass title; "NEW ZEALAND"

- badge; "NZ / ONWARD"

- badge; "NZ / ONWARD"

- badge; "NZ / ONWARD"

- badge; "AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH / MILITARY FORCES"

- badge; "AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH / MILITARY FORCES"

- badge, Royal Tank Regiment; "FEAR NAUGHT"

- ribbon bar with metal "8" device

- badge, Auxilliary Territorial Service; "ATS"

- badge, Royal Air Force; "RAF"

- badge, "ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS"

- badge; "SOUTH AFRICA / SUID AFRIKA / [illeg.]"

- badge, Royal Engineers; "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE / ROYAL ENGINEERS"; "GR / VI"

- badge, Natal Carbineers; "ROYAL / NC / PRO PATRIA"

- badge, crown

- badge, United States Marine Corps; Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem

- badge, Sudan Defence Force; camel and rider; "S.D.F"

- badge, rifle brigade; "SOYES FERME"

- badge; flamed grenade; "UBIQUE"

- badge; "NZ / CADET CORPS"

- pin; enamelled; "CRETE VETERANS / ASSOCIATION"

- pin; circular white plastic

- badge; flamed grenade with rose; "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE"

- pin; five pointed star

- pin; pair of horns

- pip; four point

- badge, Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry; ram's head; "C.Y.C"

- badge; embroidered crown above crossed rifles

- badge; embroidered bullion; "YMCA"

- button; crown above bugle; "NZ / RB"

- button; crown above bugle

- button; "POLICE / FORCE"

- badge; eagle and anchor

- badge; crown above "NR" monogram

- button, brass; "NEW ZEALAND / FORCES"

- button, brass; "NEW ZEALAND / FORCES"

- button, brass; "NEW ZEALAND / FORCES"

- button, brass; "NEW ZEALAND / FORCES"

- button; [British coat of arms]

- button, RAF; crown over eagle emblem

- button, RAF; crown over eagle emblem

- square of red felt

Nama tāpiringa: 2019.62.147 Whakahounga o Mua: 11 Nov 2025
Ingoa Kē

belt with badges, WW2 (descriptive name)

Accession Number

2019.62.147

Rā Tāpiringa

19 Sep 2019

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
13 Mātātuhi
belt, souvenir, 2019.62.147, Photographed 19 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY © Auckland Museum CC BY 4.0
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