Unknown Unit on Identity Disc

[BeppoSapone]

This identity disc sold on ebay yesterday. I am sure that it is just me, but can anyone think which unit "AAF" was?

[Rob B]

Could this be Australian Armed Forces?

Rob

[HarryBettsMCDCM]

Auxilliary Air Force! 1930~40s?

Run side by side with the RAFVR,the AAF was often considered a "Rich Boys" Flying Club,as opposed to the RAFVR which drew its Volunteers from the Grammar Schools,Lower Middle Classes,etc;

[Rob B]

My guess was what is termed a "Winger"-Well done Harry.

Embarrased from Oxfordshire!

Rob

[Doug Johnson]

There is a list of unit abbreviations for WW1 on the MIC pages. AAF does not feature in this list.

The AWM collections have numerous tags to view on line for anyone who is interested.

The tag looks like leather and the Aussies used leather in WW1 and 2.

WW1 Australian tags usually had AI on them ie Australian Infantry short for AIF. The tag also looks neat which is unusual. Normally the lettering is all over the place on WW1 tags.

Australian Air Force is another possibility, WW2 era.

Doug

[HarryBettsMCDCM]

The tag looks like leather and the Aussies used leather in WW1 and 2.

Australian Air Force is another possibility, WW2 era.

More likely to be Red fibre{compressed fibre}

Australian Air Force was RAAF in WW2

[BeppoSapone]

Auxilliary Air Force! 1930~40s?

Run side by side with the RAFVR,the AAF was often considered a "Rich Boys" Flying Club,as opposed to the RAFVR which drew its Volunteers from the Grammar Schools,Lower Middle Classes,etc;

Your probably right Harry, which makes this one half of a pair.

I was trying to think of a WW1 army unit