WW2 ANGAU provost unit colour patch

## WW2 Australian  provost unit   color patch  ##Hand made   WW2 color patch depicting the ANGAU provost unit. this patch looks great on any slouch hat or tunic used for display or reenactment.,  patch is a Reproduction item with good stitching and nice color, patch is hand made and fully stitched no glue is used. ,This is a good quality item., most color patches of WW1 and WW2 where hand made and no two are exactly the same.,

you are bidding on the  patch only not the  hat or puggaree 

Australian New Guinea Administration Unit ANGAU, 1944-1947

 (Headquarters NG L of C Area). This unit took over the administration of native affairs following the suspension of the civil administration in Papua and New Guinea in February 1942. 

Comprised of:  District Staffs Section;  Native Labour Section;  Supply and Stores Section;  Marine Section;  Royal Papuan Constabulary (European Section).   In February 1942, under controversial circumstances, military government supplanted the civil administrations of both Papua and the Mandated Territory of New Guinea. A few weeks later administrative control of both Territories was combined under the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) and remained so for the duration of the Pacific war. ANGAU carried on the civil tasks of maintaining law and medical services in areas not occupied by the Japanese, but its was responsible to New Guinea Force and its major task was to marshal the resources of land and people for the war effort against a formidable enemy. Recruiting, organising and supervising local labour for the Australian and American armed forces in New Guinea included rehabilitation of the local inhabitants in reoccupied areas as well as administrative (but not operational) responsibility for the constituent parts of the Pacific Islands Regiment. The core of ANGAU officers came from the pre-war administration. They and their New Guinean carriers, labourers, scouts, guides and police received high praise from American and Australian military sources, deservedly; but military demands bore heavily on local populations – excessively so in many cases. Probably ANGAU’s most lasting legacy was to implement the combined government of Papua and Australian New Guinea – an administrative change that was never rescinded.                 

                            ww2 Australian provost unit                        white, green and red

                       

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To fit;Stretch puggaree inside-out lightly around brim of hat center patch on right side of hat crown  pinch ends together   cut of excess and sew the two ends together dont make it to short or over lap ends and pin with a bobby-pin/hair clip  #direct deposit is best# pickup is fine money order is ok (paypal is for over seas buyers only)   please contact me when payment is made and leave item name or your name on payment so I know who it is from                                                                                                                                                                                                                       look carefully,choose wisely