Can anyone identify these badges? They come from a collection that was bought back to Australia by an ex-inmate of Changi jail. They could be Japanese tankettes or Dutch as there were a lot of Dutch badges with the collection. Grateful for any suggestions.
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Those are a collar (I think) and beret insignia of the 'Vechtwagens KNIL', the tank- and armoured cars units of the 'Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger', the colonial army in the Netherlands East-Indies (now Indonesia).
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Thanks for that swift reply. Here is the collection as it was. Some of these badges sold for really strong money.Comment
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I think the only other Dutch badge in that group is the Greek helmet on the lower left, it was (and still is) the emblem of the colonial- and Dutch Army's Engineer Regiment. The rest of the badges seem British/Commonwealth to me.Comment
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Btw the tank depicted in the insignia is the British Vickers-Carden-Loyd, which was in use in the KNIL since the 1930's. The insignia stayed in use till 1950.Comment
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Thanks again. I was told that the large badge was a shooting competition award, the W being for Wilhelmina. The smaller badge has now been identified as the shoulder badge for the VKNIL. http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ghlight=changiComment
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You are correct about the shooting award.Comment
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