All the known Great War badges in my collection as well as the Victorian ones have a common factor in that the don't bend out of shape in the hand as they are made out of brass or white metal. Most modern copies are made out of thinner alloys and bend easily without much hand pressure. I am sure that the earlier badges would bend if you put one edge in a vice and whacked them with a lump of 2 by 4. However, I don't recommend this as a method of testing the authenticity of your badges.
The slider is another indicator of an original badge; it should not bend and the one on the second badge illustrated bends easily.
Thirdly, the second badge appears to be artificially aged.
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