#*WW1 AIF 34th Battalion color patch,s*#
WW1 color patch depicting the 34th AIF Battalion. this patch looks great on any slouch hat or tunic used for display or reenactment., patch is a Reproduction item with good stitching and nice color, hand made and fully stitched no glue is used.patch has a hessian backing just like some of the original patches of ww1 the hessian helps keep the patch,s shape gives it form and strength ,This is a good quality item., most color patches of WW1 and WW2 where hand made and no two are exactly the same.,
**you are bidding on the patch.s only not the hat or puggaree they are for display only** *34th Australian Infantry Battalion** The 34th Battalion was formed in January 1916 at a camp established at
the Maitland showground in New South Wales. It was planned that the bulk
of the battalion's recruits would be drawn from the Maitland area and
thus it was dubbed "Maitland's Own". The first recruits for the 34th,
however, hailed from the far north-west of the state and arrived at
Maitland after joining a recruiting march that began at Walgett. These
men were known as the "Wallabies". 34th Battalion AIF (Maitland,s) Own The 34th became part of the
9th Brigade of the 3rd Australian Division. It left Sydney, bound for
the United Kingdom in May 1916. Arriving there in late June, the
battalion spent the next five months training. It crossed to France on
22 November, and moved into the trenches of the Western Front for the
first time on 27 November, just in time for the onset of the terrible
winter of 1916-17. 34th Battalion AIF Picardie France 21 August 1918. The 34th Battalion had to wait until the
emphasis of British and Dominion operations switched to the Ypres Sector
of Belgium in mid-1917 to take part in its first major battle; this was
the battle of Messines, launched on 7 June. After several stints in the
trenches, and a period of rest and training, the battalion entered
battle again on 12 October around Passchendaele. The battlefield,
though, had been deluged with rain, and thick mud tugged at the
advancing troops and fouled their weapons. The battle ended in a
disastrous defeat, and over 50 per cent casualties for the 34th. For
the next five months the 34th alternated been periods of rest,
training, labouring, and service in the line. When the German Army
launched its last great offensive in the spring of 1918, the battalion
was part of the force deployed to defend the approach to Amiens around
Villers-Bretonneux. It took part in a counter-attack at Hangard Wood on
30 March, and helped to defeat a major drive on Villers- Bretonneux on 4
April. Clarence Jeffries, the 34th Battalion's sole Victoria Cross recipient Later in 1918, the 34th also played a role in the
Allies' own offensive. It fought at the battle of Amiens on 8 August,
during the rapid advance that followed, and in the battle of St Quentin
Canal - the operation that breached the Hindenburg Line at the end of
September, thus sealing Germany's defeat. The 34th Battalion disbanded
in May 1919.
34th AIF Battalion
purple over green oval
**sale is for two patch,s=one pair**
{{this is a new made item a faithful reproduction}}
will be posted registered mail in Australia for contact,,,,,,, kevshome@netspace.net.au
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