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Forum: The Home Front 23-11-20, 09:43 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum I'm really interested to see that this is an all... I'm really interested to see that this is an all white badge. Many of the ones I've seen play around with the predictable red, white and blue theme yet with a blue outer, white inner being fairly...

Forum: The Home Front 02-08-19, 02:12 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum Hi James Great stuff! Just what I was after.... Hi James Great stuff! Just what I was after. I did get your message this morning and will reply when I get back. Hope to initiate a mutually productive exchange of info, etc.!:D

Forum: The Home Front 01-08-19, 07:46 PM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum OWS badges Yes, I have posted some of this before but having a few minutes before I have to go and earn some money (to buy more of the little blighters!) I thought I'd add these to the mix. Comments welcome...

Forum: The Home Front 01-08-19, 02:34 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum Why so many 1915 "generics"? I think that the plethora of these "generic" badges shows the extent to which it was important to be seen to be "doing one's bit" and possibly their seemingly endless variety was the result of...

Forum: The Home Front 31-07-19, 07:49 PM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum 1915 "generics" Hi Having made several recent posts about the "official" OWS badges, I was moved to re-post some of the infinite variety of what you might call the "generic" 1915 badges. I'm been truly...

Forum: The Home Front 31-07-19, 10:02 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum 1915/ 1916 oddities? Hi all Possibly not the best pics of these badges but I think that you can get the idea. The 1916 badges are maybe a bit different in that the one has been "personalised" with the owner's name...

Forum: The Home Front 31-07-19, 02:26 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum Thanks so much for the extra reading material. It... Thanks so much for the extra reading material. It will make a change from the TV and the nightly "invasion" of cooking shows and DIY dross (with apologies to those who like this stuff)....

Forum: The Home Front 31-07-19, 02:20 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum Some really nice items there and great to see... Some really nice items there and great to see some most unusual material. I've been collecting for a few years now and do have "doubles". Feel free to PM me if you are actively collecting. My...

Forum: The Home Front 30-07-19, 08:58 PM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum Hi all I speculated that the "round... Hi all I speculated that the "round cornered" badge was an improvement to avoid mishaps (having worked briefly in a factory with the scars to prove it...). I also wondered if the "rounding"...

Forum: The Home Front 30-07-19, 11:00 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum A different take on the OWS 1916 badge? Hi all As promised here are a few slightly different approaches to the well-known 1916 badge. They seem to range from the professional small silver(?) "dangler" to the outright amateur attempt...

Forum: The Home Front 30-07-19, 12:52 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum Hi Mike Many thanks for your information. I... Hi Mike Many thanks for your information. I really appreciate any material that can add to my/ our knowledge of this area. So do you think that the "back plates" are some kind of merit award or...

Forum: The Home Front 29-07-19, 04:31 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum Just an update. We had the devil of a job... Just an update. We had the devil of a job removing the 1916 "triangle" from the back plate so we could take a photo. I can imagine that the badge was often worn as it is as you wouldn't want to...

Forum: The Home Front 29-07-19, 12:57 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum Hi all Many thanks for those who've posted... Hi all Many thanks for those who've posted on this. Another mystery solved! I've got a few badges that are just initials and I've managed to solve a few of them but there are many more that...

Forum: The Home Front 26-07-19, 06:53 AM

Replies: 45 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Views: 3,156 Posted By dumdum 1916 OWS badge with a difference? Hi I was shown this badge recently and, while the 1916 badge is pretty common, I was intrigued by the "back plate" that goes with it. IWM has an identical badge, but they don't comment on the...

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