Rutland Home Guard.

Scarce brass cap badge with two loops to the reverse. A horse-shoe bearing the title ,"Rutland". As the smallest county in England at the time,Rutland formed only one Home Guard Battalion based at Oakham. [Slight verdigris to one side.]  read more

Code: 17885

Womens Voluntary Services.

Scarce embroidered maroon on grey designation title,"Services Welfare"  read more

Code: 17793

National Reserve-Wiltshire.

Brass and enamel lapel badge with buttonhole fitting, individual issue number and makers details for Gaunt London to the reverse. The king's crown to the centre of a blue enamel oval bearing the title.  read more

Code: 17677

Factory First Aid Badge.

Gilt and enamel cap badge ? with two loops and makers details for Fattorini Birmingham to the reverse. A lion holding the letters "ICI" on an orange enamel background,to the centre of a circlet bearing the titles,"First Aid " and "Imperial Chemiical Industries",in red and black enamel.  read more

Code: 17621

Women's Voluntary Service.

White metal and enamel king's crown first pattern lapel badge with brooch pin fitting and makers details for H.B.Sale Birmingham to the reverse. The letters "A.R.P. and the title "Women's Voluntary Services" in red enamel below the king's crown. [See J.Mills excellent book on the subject "Within the Island Fortress" [Volume 1]  read more

Code: 17595

Munitions Worker.

Scarce WW I gilt and enamel lapel badge with original brooch pin fitting to the reverse worn by a female munitions worker. An artillery shell with wings to the centre of a red,white and blue enamel triangle that bears,"Speed up Ships & Aeroplanes". The reverse has the title,"Did Her Bit On Munitions" a registration number,and a tablet "Great War 1914-1918." [See also item 15409 for the variant...  read more

Code: 17349

Girls Training Corps.

White metal cap badge with original brooch pin and makers details for Fattorini Birmingham to the reverse. The GTC monogram to the centre of a lozenge shaped surround.[Formed in 1941 from members of the M.T.C. to train girls for war service. See J.MILLS excellent book "Within the Island Fortress" for more information.]  read more

Code: 16995

Civil Defence.

Embroidered WW II king's crown yellow on black tunic / uniform badge. The CD monogram and crown on a black circle.  read more

Code: 16975

Women's Auxiliary Police.

Scarce WW II period white on black embroidered tunic badge. The letters,W.A.P.C.within an oval. [Womens Auxiliary Police Corps] [Card glued to the reverse]  read more

Code: 16399

National Fire Service.

WW II king's crown chrome and enamel cap badge with two loops to the reverse. The NFS monogram in red enamel to the centre of a circle on a multi-faceted,crowned star.  read more

Code: 16196