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Old 02-03-21, 07:51 AM
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Default Just two W under a crown

Any idea please? In the back it has interesting markings..
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Old 02-03-21, 07:57 AM
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Any idea please? In the back it has interesting markings..
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Think it stands for Womens Volunteers 5
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Old 02-03-21, 08:02 AM
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Womens Voluntary Service (later Womens Royal Voluntary Service).
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Old 02-03-21, 08:07 AM
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Something like warden?
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Old 02-03-21, 08:14 AM
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Some information about the WVS / WRVS here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Voluntary_Service
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The badge is an intertwined V and W. The letters stand for "Voluntary Worker". The badge is WW1 period and was awarded to both men and women (most people believe it to be a badge only awarded to women). The badge was awarded by the Director General of Voluntary Work (DGVW) and was awarded to anyone who contributed a minimum of 30 hours recognized voluntary work towards the war effort.
Members of the St John Ambulance, British Red Cross and Princess Mary's Needlework Guild could not be awarded the badge as their organizations already had their own award systems.

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Old 02-03-21, 09:25 AM
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From Postwarden's book :




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Old 02-03-21, 09:28 AM
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Really interesting! Thanks to all of you!
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