Colour Patch – Australian Army Ordnance Corps – 1st Armoured Division – 1941 – 1943

Description

Description: Colour Patch – Australian Army Ordnance Corps – 1st Armoured Division – 1941 – 1943.

Condition: Mint

Comments: Colour Patch – Australian Army Ordnance Corps – 1st Armoured Division – 1941 – 1943.

Reference: KG 1394

The Australian 1st Armoured Division was raised in 1941 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF). While the Division was originally to be deployed to North Africa in late 1941, it was retained in Australia following the outbreak of the Pacific War. The 1st Armoured Division formed a key element of Australia’s defences against a feared Japanese invasion and was disbanded in Western Australia in September 1943.