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Tim Frost

24-11-21 07:24 AM

New member query

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Can anyone identify the cap badge and the breast badge please?

norfolk regt man

24-11-21 03:05 PM

Is the badge on the tunic two shields, so could be a red cross and St. John’s badge.

norfolk regt man

24-11-21 03:11 PM

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Like this one maybe

magpie

24-11-21 05:24 PM

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Here you go.

norfolk regt man

24-11-21 09:43 PM

Well done .

Home Guard

25-11-21 12:35 AM

Yep Magpie, well done!

Terry

engr9266

25-11-21 02:55 PM

Magpie, I can see on the cap badge -

BRITISH RED CROSS
ORDER OF ??????

Can you confirm last word please?
Jerry

manchesters

25-11-21 02:58 PM

St. John

engr9266

26-11-21 08:10 AM

Thanks Simon, I have now reloaded an expanded image of the badge and can now make out the full title, just.
Jerry

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Originally Posted by manchesters (Post 565751)

St. John

kingsley

27-11-21 12:42 AM

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There is a fascinating photo that you can see on the Australian War Memorial website of an Australian VAD serving in Britain in WW1. Her name was Ada Hogg and there is a photo of her uniform also. Her badges were as shown in attachment, a VAD/Red Cross cap badge and an incredibly rare rising sun VAD collar badge pair worn only worn in Britain.
PS Let me know if anyone has a spare rising sun collar badge in a drawer somewhere! There should be some still around in UK where they were worn.

mike_vee

27-11-21 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by kingsley (Post 565873)

an incredibly rare rising sun VAD collar badge pair worn only worn in Britain.

Looks like there were two variations .

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/attac...e-page-29.jpg?

https://gwfattachments.s3.amazonaws....cec1567f74.jpg
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Home Guard

27-11-21 07:20 PM

What beautiful badges!!! I can only dream!!!

Terry

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