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Originally Posted by Chipper
It may be as simple as they were made, the ladies realised they caught on clothes, or some other reason they were not happy with them, got them modified and Gaunt/Wylie realised they should just start making them that way.
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A couple of 'possibilities' I have considered.
1. Safety - Sharp corners dangerous and basic/home done modifications damaging badges (and also 'unofficial' as badges were considerd government property). But ...as these badges were issued over a 3 year period (1916-1918) would't this problem have been noticed/recified early.
2. "Private purchase"/commission (1) - Like the Templeborough backplates , as a 'thank you' from specific factories/companies to female staff when they were replaced by men at the end of the war. As this would be late 1918 it would explain why so few (compared to sharp cornered) are around.
3. "Private purchase"/commission (2) - As the 'official' policy was that badges had to be returned, then these (superior quality) badges were produced as a keepsake/momento . Again this would be late 1918.
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