37th Battalion (The Henty Regiment) – Brass and Enamel Hat Badge – 1930 to 1942

Description

Description: 37th Battalion (The Henty Regiment) – White Metal and Enamel Hat Badge – 1930 to 1942

Maker’s Name: N/A

Condition: Very Good

Comments: 37th Battalion (The Henty Regiment) – White Metal and Enamel Hat Badge – 1930 to 1942. Complete with 2 lugs.

Guaranteed to be 100% genuine. Now scarce and highly desirable. One of the rarest of all Australian Army badges!

After the First World War the defence of the Australian mainland lay with the part-time soldiers of the Citizens Military Force (CMF), also known as the Militia. The Militia was organized to maintain the structure of the First AIF and kept the same numerical designations. The Militia units were distributed in the same areas the original AIF units were raised. Consequently, Militia units were also known by the name of their shire. Thus, the Victorian 37th Infantry Battalion was the “Henty Regiment”, while the 52nd Infantry Battalion was the “Gippsland Regiment”. Both were raised in 1921 and linked in 1930, forming the 37th/52nd Infantry Battalion. In 1937 the battalion was separated but merged again in August 1942, after Japan’s entry into the Second World War and the subsequent reorganisation of the Australian Army.