Description
Description: Army Apprentice School – Brass Hat Badge 1948 – 1953.
Maker’s Name: N/A
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Army Apprentice School – Brass Hat Badge 1948 – 1953. Complete with 2 lugs.
The Australian Army Apprentice scheme was successful in a number of areas but was phased-out by the Army in the mid-1990s. The scheme had its roots at Balcombe Barracks on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, in about 1948, but eventually moved to Latchford Barracks, Bonegilla, in northern Victoria. The apprentice scheme gave birth to a number of unofficial customs, such as Crab Night, and had a language of its own – odd, or even intakes and sproggs (a first-year Apprentice) to name but a few. The apprentice scheme has also seen many of its former members rise to prominence across all ranks and corps of the Australian Army.
