War Munitions Volunteer badge
Here are the WMV certificate and matching brass badge. Number is 60589. There is a number on the front of the cert (top RH corner) that appears to bear no relationship to the actual badge number noted in blue pencil on the reverse. Ideas?
A quick check of National Archives war medal index cards didn't provide any indication of an enlistment for this man but one may be found elsewhere. Does the date of issue help us in any way?
Notice how the certificate for the WMV is a good deal larger than the ones for the 1914 and 1915 badges, examples of which I shall post later. Mr Hampton has had to fold it to get it into his pocket, coat, wallet!
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