Rest Centre Service

Brass and enamel lapel badge with pin to reverse. First port of call for those 'bombed out' was the rest centre. Local authority staff who did not wear any specific uniform gave them shelter and food etc. Ref Doing Their Bit Jon Mills P106-7  read more

Code: 58952

Home Guard

Good matched pair of woven cloth shoulder titles  read more

Code: 58947

Home Guard 1952-56

Woven cloth 2nd phase shoulder title. White on red  read more

Code: 58933

Civil Defence Grouping K/C

Several items that came together, I would think all to one man. A printed Civil Defence Bomb Reconnaissance brassard, printed Civil Defence brassard, woven cloth Warden shoulder title, woven cloth CD breast badge and a 1939 whistle with correct yellow lanyard and maker's name J Hudson & Co. of Birmingham. Bomb brassard is a scarce item worn by CD officers who had passed bomb reconnaissance cour...  read more

Code: 58921

Air Raid Precautions K/C

Silver badge with buttonhole fixing to reverse. Hallmarked 1938 J & C London. Worn first on lapel and then on headdress from 1941  read more

Code: 58912

Home Guard

Pair of woven cloth shoulder titles of the slipover type. Black on khaki. Very good condition  read more

Code: 58765

Women's Transport Service (FANY) post 1933

Pair of matched woven cloth shoulder titles  read more

Code: 58736

Women's Auxiliary YMCA

Brass and enamel cap badge/brooch with pin to reverse. Worn as a cap badge when in uniform, and as a brooch when in mufti. Ref Mills Doing Their Bit p162 R1  read more

Code: 58697

Voluntary Worker

Bronze lapel badge with pin to reverse. Requested in 1940 for voluntary workers to the War Office. Numbered 199881 with maker's name Gaunt of London. Ref Mills Doing Their Bit p164 R19. This was the WWI badge. Eventually a badge was approved with changes including no crown which is R20 in the book  read more

Code: 58676

Voluntary Worker for the Forces

Chrome and enamel badge with pin to reverse. Introduced in 1940. Members needed to do at least 3 months and then purchase the badge themselves. Maker's name J.R.Gaunt of London with no.14396. Ref Mills Doing Their Bit R20 p158  read more

Code: 58646