Units wore the shoulder patch of the corresponding unit of the First AIF, with a grey border to distinguish the unit from the Militia unit wearing the same patch.
The shape of the grey indicated the division, which sometimes differed from that of the coloured part.
Later, AIF personnel in Militia units were authorised to wear the grey border, resulting in some units wearing the same patches.
The 9th Division replaced all its patches with a new type in the shape of a "T".
As there were more units in the Second AIF than the First, many units wore patches of a new design.
Units wore the shoulder patch of the corresponding unit of the First AIF, with a grey border to distinguish the unit from the Militia unit wearing the same patch. The shape of the grey indicated the division, which sometimes differed from that of the coloured part. Later, AIF personnel in Militia units were authorised to wear the grey border, resulting in some units wearing the same patches. The 9th Division replaced all its patches with a new type in the shape of a "T". As there were more units in the Second AIF than the First, many units wore patches of a new design.
Second Australian Imperial Force