Description
Description: Pacific Islands Regiment – Brass hat/collar badge pair 1953 – 73.
Maker’s Name: Unknown
Condition: Near Mint Plus
Comments: Pacific Islands Regiment – Brass hat/collar badge pair 1953 – 73. Complete with two lugs. Hat badge and collar badges are the same size.
The regiment is descended from the Australian Army infantry battalions formed from native soldiers and Australian officers and non-commissioned officers in the territories of Papua and New Guinea during World War II to help fight against the Japanese. Disbanded after the war, the regiment was re-raised in 1951 as part of the Australian Army and continued to serve until Papua New Guinea gained its independence in 1975, when it became part of the PNGDF.
