Female Relative Badge WW2
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Eligibility
For active service abroad during the Second World War, a single badge was issued to the nearest female relative of members of the RAN, the Australian Imperial Force (including members of the Australian Army Nursing Service), and the Royal Australian Air Force.
Description
Stars displayed on a bar suspended below the badge represented the number of relatives involved in the war effort. Authority for the issue of the badge was given under AIF Order 200, dated 14 February 1941.
Notes
Content has come from the Australian War Memorial website.