Australian WW2 Beret – 1st Australian Parachute Battalion (1944 dated)

Description

Description: Australian WW2 Beret – 1st Australian Parachute Battalion (1944 dated).

Condition: Very Good

Comments: Size 7 dated 1944 Australian made Aust Para leather head band beret with ACMF Rising sun hat badge attached.

The 1st Parachute Battalion was a parachute infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised for service during the Second World War, it was formed in early 1943 from volunteers for airborne training. Despite achieving a high level of readiness, the battalion did not see action during the war and was disbanded in early 1946.