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15-05-22, 10:43 AM
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Unknown Civil Defence/WVS Items
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londonclanger
The ribbon is a cut down ribbon band from the CD...
The ribbon is a cut down ribbon band from the CD felt hat
https://www.ww2civildefence.co.uk/blog/ww2-arp-pattern-44-felt-hat-badge-with-goldblue-civil-defence-ribbon
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15-04-22, 04:15 PM
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Curious circular Civil Defence Corps badge
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londonclanger
Curious circular Civil Defence Corps badge
A curious looking badge amongst this Civil Defence Corps auction of insignia on the tat bazaar. I've not seen this circular badge before (it could be totally unrelated to the CDC of course, but...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
19-01-22, 10:33 PM
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Northampton Ladies Auxiliary Committee Badge
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londonclanger
Northampton Ladies Auxiliary Committee Badge
Couldn't find any background to this Northampton Ladies Auxiliary Committee badge online so wondering if anyone knows anything about its age, purpose etc. Quite a large badge measuring 3.5cm by...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
29-12-21, 08:30 PM
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Identify intertwined W & I letters, King's crown and laurel uniform button
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londonclanger
Identify intertwined W & I letters, King's crown and laurel uniform button
Anyone know the background to this uniform button?
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The Home Front
29-12-21, 08:22 PM
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Hitler Hate Club badge
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londonclanger
Hitler Hate Club badge
This "Hitler Hate Club" badge turns up for sale now and again. There are both buttonhole half-moon and brooch pin fittings available. One recently sold on the tat bazaar for over £100.
I've...
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13-12-21, 08:08 PM
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Northumberland Shield Badge
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londonclanger
On IWM: "Blouse Single-breasted blouse of...
On IWM:
"Blouse Single-breasted blouse of midnight blue serge with two breast pockets, double-bar rank badges of yellow thread to the sleeves, a woven Civil Defence Corps breast badge in yellow...
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16-10-21, 11:02 AM
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American Red Cross - Great Britain badges
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londonclanger
American Red Cross - Great Britain badges
Has anyone yet found source documentation for the possible colour meaning behind these "American Red Cross - Great Britain" badges. It's often mentioned that the blue was for 3 months' service (never...
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12-10-21, 06:34 PM
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Badge collection on eBay
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londonclanger
Badge collection on eBay
Interesting lot but outside my main scope of interest so unsure if the badges tot up to the asking price. Also no idea if there are restrikes in the collection.
...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
03-08-21, 09:32 AM
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Badge identification - IDL with crown
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londonclanger
Badge identification - IDL with crown
Would anyone happen to be able to ID this badge?
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01-08-21, 10:00 AM
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Badge identification - IDL with crown
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londonclanger
Badge identification - IDL with crown
Would anyone happen to be able to ID this badge?
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The Home Front
29-06-21, 02:14 PM
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Badges/Patches for a CD Ambulance Driver?
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londonclanger
Here's a quite scare photo of an ambulance driver...
Here's a quite scare photo of an ambulance driver wearing a "DRIVER" patch on their ARP Pattern 71 tunic. They would have had the old gold AMBULANCE shoulder titles. As far as my research goes the...
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The Home Front
09-06-21, 06:55 AM
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Lancashire CD buttons
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londonclanger
Lancashire CD buttons
These buttons recently cropped up in a job lot of items I received. I have not seen specific Civil Defence buttons like this named to a county before. Although there is a King's crown I am uncertain...
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16-04-21, 02:37 PM
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A Question of Uniformity: explanations for the variance in ARP and CD insignia
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londonclanger
I am always looking to add interesting and rare...
I am always looking to add interesting and rare CD and ARP items to the ww2civildefence.co.uk website. If you have anything you have in your collections you think fit the bill please send me a...
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The Home Front
28-03-21, 01:07 PM
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Civil Defence Corps "R" inside knotted rope badge
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londonclanger
Civil Defence Corps "R" inside knotted rope badge
I recently added a page to my civil defence website about Civil Defence Corps badges (https://www.ww2civildefence.co.uk/civil-defence-corps-insignia.html) (although my main interest is WW2, I get...
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The Home Front
13-03-21, 01:57 PM
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On War Service 1915 badge
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londonclanger
Re the badge sold for £50 without enamel. This...
Re the badge sold for £50 without enamel. This may have been picked up previously (I've not read every post here, so apologies if it has) but there appears to be remnants of enamelling. I assume the...
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The Home Front
12-03-21, 07:38 PM
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Despatch Rider - Civil Defence?
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londonclanger
80+ years of colour deterioration and dirt might...
80+ years of colour deterioration and dirt might obscure original colour. That said, yellow examples, of any shade, appear to be quite rare.
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The Home Front
12-03-21, 02:55 PM
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Despatch Rider - Civil Defence?
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londonclanger
So a good badge and "probably " civil defence...
So a good badge and "probably " civil defence given the colouring?
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The Home Front
12-03-21, 12:47 PM
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Despatch Rider - Civil Defence?
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londonclanger
Yep - that's an image from my website. I may add...
Yep - that's an image from my website. I may add this yellow/old gold one if peeps think it kosher.
This photo I had not seen until this week (posted on the FB group).
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The Home Front
12-03-21, 12:11 PM
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Despatch Rider - Civil Defence?
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londonclanger
Despatch Rider - Civil Defence?
This Despatch Rider badge was shared in an ARP/Civil Defence Facebook group. There's a couple of rare photos showing DR badges worn on CD battledress. The colour appears similar to the 'old gold'...
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The Home Front
18-02-21, 09:13 PM
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C & T AUCTIONS A.R.P WARDENS LOT
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londonclanger
I couldn't see anything of great interest in that...
I couldn't see anything of great interest in that lot. What were you interested in - the Southampton-related cards?
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
29-01-21, 07:05 PM
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King's Crown and Oak Leaves Buttons - ID required
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londonclanger
Cheers
Cheers
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
29-01-21, 06:47 PM
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King's Crown and Oak Leaves Buttons - ID required
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220
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londonclanger
King's Crown and Oak Leaves Buttons - ID required
I recently purchased a WW2 Civil Defence greatcoat and three of the buttons were these bronze-looking crowns with (I think) oak leaves. Not been able to track any info as yet on them, but would like...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
22-12-20, 02:50 PM
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Identify Nurse's Uniform & Insignia
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londonclanger
Very interesting, thanks for the info/link/photo....
Very interesting, thanks for the info/link/photo. So it would appear the use of chevrons are particular to Dulwich Hospital.
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
22-12-20, 12:38 PM
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Identify Nurse's Uniform & Insignia
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londonclanger
The nurse in question married and had a child in...
The nurse in question married and had a child in 1941/2 and left nursing (not a nurse in the 1950s).
A second photo attached - taken between 1936 & 1941 but thought to be wartime.
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
22-12-20, 11:24 AM
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Identify Nurse's Uniform & Insignia
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806
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londonclanger
From the photo owner: "Mother qualified at...
From the photo owner:
"Mother qualified at St Luke's, Lowestoft but she must have spent time at Dulwich Hospital given that her address was 90b Tulse Hill SW2
Service Number - 110302
...
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