Comrades in Arms Associations Badges/戦友会章

These associations of veterans existed in different cities and prefectures of Japan.

In the form of Golden Kite Order.



Obverse

高松町 - Takamatsu Town

Takamatsu - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

明治戦友會 - Meiji [i.e. those who served during this era] Comrades in Arms Association

 

戦友會 - Comrades in Arms Association

There were dozens and dozens of different veteran associations under this name.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/戦友会

Design of this badge almost entirely borrowed from the reservist association membership badge.

 

Reverse

明治戦友會 - Meiji [era] Comrades in Arms Association
員章 - Membership Badge

 

Obverse

釜山 - Busan/Pusan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan

戦友會 - Comrades in Arms Association

Reverse

昭和十二年五月創立 - Established on May 1937

 

New variant of the previous badge.



Obverses (insciptions are the same but colour scheme is different).

Pins and insciptions on reverses are different too.

Instead of the date

評議員 - Councilor

 

Obverse reads

小野町 - Ono town

Ono, Fukushima - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

戦友會 - Comrades in Arms Association

Case.

 

Obverse

戦友 - Comrades in Arms

reverse

日吉戦友会員章 - Hiyoshi Comrades in Arms Association Membership Badge

 

Obverse

戦友 - Comrades in Arms

reverse is empty.



Original case.




章 - badge

下谷區友会會 - Shitaya Ward (Tokyo) Comrades in Arms Association

 

川田原 - Kawadahara

戦友 - Comrades in Arms

 

Obverse

戦友 - Comrades in Arms

Specimen with faded ribbon.

 

Photo courtesy of the owner.

Obverse

旭陽 - Asahi

reverse

昭和四年五月 – May 1929

Original case.

旭隊戦友會員記章 - Asahi Corps Comrades in Arms Association Member Badge

 

Obverse

戦 for 戦友團 - Comrades in Arms Corps

reverse

余市國防戦友團 - Yoichi National Defense Comrades in Arms Corps

Yoichi, Hokkaido https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoichi,_Hokkaido

 

府中町 - Fuchu Town

老兵会 - Veterans' Association

 

See also badge with same design issued by Friends of the Military Association https://asiamedals.info/threads/fri...servist-association-emblem.23652/#post-349635

戦友 - Comrades in Arms

 

Kofu City Comrades in Arms Association 3rd Anniversary of Russo-Japanese War Commemorative Badge/甲府市從軍戦友会日露戦役三抬周年記念章

Obverse 日露戦役 - Russo-Japanese War reverse 三抬周年記念章 - 3rd Anniversary Commemorative Badge 甲府市從軍戦友会 - Kofu City Comrades in Arms Association

asiamedals.info

 

Photos courtesy of the owner.

Weight 10 g.
Height 36.3 mm.
Width 26.1 mm.

Obverse

日和佐 - Hiwasa (Hiwasa was a town located in Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture)

戰友会 - Comrade in Arms Association

 

Manchuria Independent Garrison Units Comrades in Arms Association Plaquette/満洲獨立守備隊戦友会レリーフ

Bronze. Size 154 ×196 mm. 満洲獨立守備隊 - Manchuria Independent Garrison Units 戦友会 - Comrades in Arms Association

asiamedals.info

 

Early (circa 1890s/1900s) medal.

夕張兵談會 - Yūbari [Town] Soldiers' Social [Discussion] Club [Meeting]

 

Another interesting early medal.

Reverse engraved

軍人共濟會 - Soldiers Mutual Aid Association

 

戦友會 - Comrades in Arms Association