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Hi Mike,
all good fella, good luck with the hunting, and there are a few of us here who collect OWS stuff, and I know all of us are happy to help where we can cheers, Tim |
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Excellent article especially for novices like me.
Also good to see the forum mentioned in the references. "The British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum" |
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Found another interesting article :
"The origins of Munitions Badges and Ministry of Munitions." The lay out is a bit mixed up but due to it being a pdf. file. It is from the book "From Corn to Cordite " by John Williams. http://munitionsbadges.weebly.com/up..._munitions.pdf |
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Thanks Mike and CharlieDog, both very interesting articles. I think, from memory, the "Corn to Cordite" book is very hard to get these days.
Cheers, Tim |
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The word, Badge, would certainly be rather more appropriate.
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Hi all
You can also see the round 1914 Admiralty badge that was issued unnumbered and then, I understand, supposed to be returned to be numbered. I wonder how that went for them.... Have also seen the same badge with red paint in the crown and white paint in the inner circle. I used to wonder about the "round cornered" 1916 badge but, having worked in a factory at one time, you can see how those sharp corners would be more than a curse! Some posts ago, I set out some variants of the 1916 "triangle" including ones with "year bars" and also good quality little silver (?) "dangler" style versions. I do have some "doubles" of these unofficial "on war service" badges so PM me if you want to acquire any! |
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Found this selection from IWM.
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Hey Mike,
what a fantastic display they have. One or two there I'd love to get my mits on... thanks for tracking this pic down cheers, Tim |
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Picture courtesy of IWM (© IWM (WWC M15-1) |
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Sad to say that many munitionettes lost their lives both by poisoning from chemicals used in manufacturing the shell fillings but also as a result of explosions.
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He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. (Albert Einstein) |
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Nice to see such a commemorative item.
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Also sometimes referred to as "Tommy's sister" according to a book that I found.
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WW1 badges
Hi,
I am new to the forum and fairly new (about a year) to collecting munition workers' badges. I am more interested in the WW1 ones. Is there a comparable book to "Doing Their Bit: Home Front Lapel Badges 1939-1945" by Jon Mills, but for the first war? My interest in the badges stems from my research into the history of women in engineering work. thanks nina |
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Cheers James
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