{"product_id":"ww2-australian-tubercular-soldiers-aid-society-tsas-fund-raising-badge","title":"WW2 Australian Tubercular Soldiers’ Aid Society (TSAS) fund raising badge","description":"\u003cp\u003eIncredible to have survived, this badge a Tubercular Soldiers’ Aid Society (TSAS) fund raising badge depicting an Australian slouch hat soldier, V-sign, Red Cross, “Tubercular Soldiers Aid Soc,” and “Sixpence Appeal.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturning Australian troops from WWI trenches contracted TB via squalor, overcrowding, and gas vulnerability—fewer cases than Europe but a major repatriation issue. Disease spread to families; government sanatoriums like Angorichina Hostel (1927, Flinders Ranges) treated them exclusively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTSAS ran annual sixpence badge appeals through WWII (badges to 1 shilling by 1948), subsidizing hostels and support for aging diggers. Evolved into broader TB groups like Sailors, Soldiers \u0026amp; Airmen TB Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese cheap, disposable badges used printed lithographed paper laminated or waxed for durability, pinned for lapel wear during street appeals. Common in Australia\/UK for WWI\/II fundraisers due to low cost for mass production.\u003cbr\u003eUpdated Context\u003cbr\u003eYour badge matches Tubercular Soldiers’ Aid Society (TSAS) style: Australian slouch hat soldier, V-sign, Red Cross, “Tubercular Soldiers Aid Soc,” and “Sixpence Appeal.” A near-identical 1944 rectangular cardboard version exists (white background, same pose\/text), confirming the design persisted into WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52616107721032,"sku":"6.3.26","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-1896.heic?v=1773053627","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww2-australian-tubercular-soldiers-aid-society-tsas-fund-raising-badge","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}