A.I.F. Return From Active Service Badge

[Blackblue]

For the guys from Oz.

Is is possible to research a WW1 A.I.F. Return From Active Service Badge via its number?

Rgds

Tim

[Andrew P]

Hi Tim

Do you know who issued them? The Army? RSL?

My first thought would be to perhaps contact Veteran's Affairs to see if these numbers are recorded anywhere.

I can't recall seeing any reference to these in the normal service records.

Good Luck with it.

Andrew

[Blackblue]

Cheers Andrew. I'll try an e-mail to the AWM...surely someone has looked into this before. They were issued by the Minister of State for the Army as far as I know. They were individually numbered so perhaps there is a roll held somewhere.

Rgds

Tim

[Ed Matthews]

Hello Tim

Yes it is. I've researched a couple before - I'll post details later.

Rgds

Ed

[Blackblue]

Thanks a lot Ed.

Tim

[Ed Matthews]

Hello Tim

The reference that I have for researching the RAS badges is MT1384/2 (Australian Archives, Melbourne) which contains a large number of registers, including those for the RAS badges. I've usually engaged the services of a local researcher to digout details for the examples in my collection.

Hope this helps.

Rgds

Ed

[Blackblue]

Thanks a lot Ed. I'll look into it.

Rgds

Tim