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Originally Posted by Home Guard
In doing further research on the VAD, I have been unable to find out what the two patches at the far right in Mike Vee's post above are, beyond being VAD patches. Does anyone know who, i.e. nationality, wore them and were they are shoulder/sleeve patch or a breast patch?
Thanks,
Terry
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From British Red Cross Museum site :
Description
Cloth badge: VAD First Aid and Nursing, to be worn on indoor uniform.
Production date
Circa 1939-1970s
NB. Today is the 150th Anniversary of the founding of 'The British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War' which in 1905 was renamed as the British Red Cross.
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