In the past I've mentioned how hard it is to research Returned From Active Service or Female Relative Badges. Each badge has a number of issue but this is not lined in any way to the serviceman's number. In the case of the Female Relative Badge, these were issued by state and the issue number, which is on the rear of the badge, is noted in a register. This is where the badge number confirms the name of the recipient and the soldier they are related to. Not all of these hand written registers survived or are digitised on the NAA website.
In the case of this badge I did find the badge number and eventually located a relative who lives in the US. It is a bit hard to see in the pictures but the last two digits on the badge are 51 and this aligns with the highlighted 51 in the last photo.
The first name of the soldier was William and probably named for his uncle. Uncle William's daughter emigrated from Scotland to the USA in 1961 and it is her daughter who I've been in contact with and will send the badge to.
The returned medal tally is now 2773.
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