Hat badge : 2nd Regiment NSW Volunteer Infantry

Place	Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Goulburn
Accession Number	REL34576
Collection type	Heraldry
Object type	Badge
Physical description	Silvered brass
Maker	Unknown
Date made	c 1878
Conflict	Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900

Description

Silvered brass hat badge with centrally mounted Maltese cross featuring a number '2' within a circle in the centre. The cross is surmounted by a large Kings Crown and surrounded by a wreath of waratahs with intertwined scrolls. The scroll on the left reads 'NUMERO SECUNDUS' and the right scroll reads 'NULLI SECUNDUS'. Beneath the cross on a central scroll is 'VIRTUTE' and 'SECOND REGT INFANTRY'. The back of the badge has three lugs for attaching it to the hat.

History / Summary

The history of this badge is unknown. It may be associated with the Ferguson family from Goulburn as it was found in the personal affects of 9146 Gunner Leopold Ferguson who was killed on 9 June 1917 while serving with the Australian Imperial Force.