Colour Patches Of The Australian Forces 1914-1918 (? Date)
 
The colour patches were first issued to the infantry in March 1915. Interestingly, many units were still wearing their metal unit titles when they landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915
 
This small booklet details the various AIF units patches.
 
Colour patches were worn on Australian uniforms to  indicate the division, battalion and brigade of the solider.  The patches of the Australian forces, 1914-1918, are shown on the Australian War Memorial website along with an outline of the formation of each battalion.

The shape of the patch indicated the Division: The First Division had a rectangular patch, the Second Division had a diamond-shaped patch, the Third Division had a horizontal oval patch, the Fourth Division had a circle, the Fifth Division had a vertical oblong patch and the Sixth Division had a vertical oval patch.

The upper colour showed the battalion and the lower colour the brigade.  Infantry battalions had one of four upper colours: black (for the first battalion in the brigade), purple (for the second battalion in the brigade), brown (third battalion in the brigade) and white (fourth battalion in the brigade).

Victorian brigades usually had a red lower colour, New South Wales usually had green and the other states usually had a light blue lower colour.

Other units such as the Flying Corps, the Light Horse brigades, the Artillery, the Engineers, Transport & Supply and the Medical Corps had their own colours and designs. 
 
Soft Cover
8 Pages
In Good Condition