NON SERIES BADGES

4th Badge in the WW2 Spirit of ANZAC Series

Vietnam War 1962 – 1975

25mm L x 5mm H

Double clutch fitting on the back

2rd Badge in the WW2 Spirit of ANZAC Series

The Slouch Hat Badge was commissioned in 1996 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first ANZAC Day observances. It is now available at all times as a source of fundraising.

New Coloured Enamel Slouch Hat Badge

5th Badge in the WW2 Spirit of ANZAC Series

Ordinary Seaman Edward 'Teddy' Sheean was killed during the attack by Japanese aircraft which sank the Bathurst Class corvette HMAS Armidale in the Arafura Sea on 1 December 1942. After the order to "abandon ship", Sheean, although twice wounded, stayed at his post at the aft Oerlikon gun, bringing down an enemy bomber. He was still firing when the ship sank.

In May 1999 Sheean was honoured by the RAN when Collins Class Submarine No. 5 was named HMAS Sheean. This is the first occasion on which a RAN vessel has been named after an ordinary seaman.