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Cease! The Heart of Jesus is with me! Thy Kingdom Come
Cease! The Heart of Jesus is with me! Thy Kingdom Come

Cease! The Heart of Jesus is with me! Thy Kingdom Come

Maker (Australian, founded 1890)
Date1920s
Object number00036217
NameAmulet
MediumCloth
DimensionsOverall: 42 x 35 mm
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from John B Kiley
DescriptionWoollen badge with a printed image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus worn by Catholics under clothing to provide a sense of connection to a religious order or devotion. This badge was worn by John Berchmans Kiley during his service in the Royal Australian Navy in the late 1920s.HistoryJohn Berchmans Kiley was born on 29 January 1910 and joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1925. He began his naval service on HMAS TINGIRA, a ship for boy sailors moored at Rose Bay in Sydney, where he trained for 15 months. He served on HMAS SYDNEY for around 12 months before joining HMAS HMAS MELBOURNE on its last voyage to England in 1928, returning home on the new HMAS AUSTRALIA in the same year. John undertook four years of training at HMAS CERBERUS studying a range of gunnery courses. Kiley reached the rank of Leading Seaman, and to his great disappointment was invalidated out of the navy around 1930 due to respiratory illness.SignificanceThis religious badge is part of a collection of personal effects belonging to John Berchmans Kiley.