British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Recent Books by Forum Members

   

Go Back   British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum > Common Forums > The Home Front

 Other Pages: Galleries, Links etc.
Glossary  Books by Forum Members     Canadian Pre 1914    CEF    CEF Badge Inscriptions   Canadian post 1920     Canadian post 1953     British Cavalry Badges     Makers' Marks    Pipers' Badges  Canadian Cloth Titles  Books  SEARCH
 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 20-01-20, 12:35 PM
Postwarden's Avatar
Postwarden Postwarden is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The Garden of England
Posts: 3,223
Default Women's Timber Corps

The Calico Special Edition of The Formation Sign - copies still available - included this previously unrecorded and unknown fir tree sign.

A member of the Military Heraldry Society has now found this photo of a Lumberjill who appears to be wearing a similar sign on her jumper.

As this picture is a little indistinct has anyone got or seen a clearer image to confirm the ID?

Jon
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Lumberjills.jpg (72.9 KB, 68 views)
File Type: jpg Tree.jpg (59.9 KB, 38 views)
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 20-01-20, 03:09 PM
Hawthorn Hawthorn is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 998
Default

The Imperial War Museum collection states 'Cloth badge, green, with embroidered pine tree and W.F.C (in pale green)' under their inventory listing for 'Badge, Unit, British, Women's Timber Corps', unfortunately there is no image to compare it with your badge.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/s...adge&pageSize=

Regards Simon.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 20-01-20, 03:28 PM
Postwarden's Avatar
Postwarden Postwarden is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The Garden of England
Posts: 3,223
Default

Simon,

Thanks for that but I believe that the badge described is the WWI version.

Jon
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 20-01-20, 03:50 PM
Hawthorn Hawthorn is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 998
Default

Jon,

Thanks for that, my apologies.

Regards Simon.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 20-01-20, 04:03 PM
mike_vee's Avatar
mike_vee mike_vee is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Uxbridge
Posts: 4,869
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Postwarden View Post
Simon,

Thanks for that but I believe that the badge described is the WWI version.

Jon
There was another WW1 variation , the WFS (Women's Forestry Service), with a similar badge.

"but the Foresters bear on their armlets and hat a distinctive and highly artistic badge. This was designed by one of the corps, herself an artist, and consists, for the measurers, of a tree embroidered in green silk on a khaki background, surrounded by the letters W. F. S. "
Attached Images
File Type: jpg WFS.jpg (70.7 KB, 9 views)
__________________
British Legion/Royal British Legion , Poppy/Remembrance/Commemorative.

Poppy and British Legion Wanted
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 20-01-20, 04:28 PM
mike_vee's Avatar
mike_vee mike_vee is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Uxbridge
Posts: 4,869
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Postwarden View Post
As this picture is a little indistinct has anyone got or seen a clearer image to confirm the ID?

Jon
The image is from a book cover , could there be other pictures in the book ?

May be worth a library visit .
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Lumber Jill.jpg (39.1 KB, 40 views)
__________________
British Legion/Royal British Legion , Poppy/Remembrance/Commemorative.

Poppy and British Legion Wanted
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 21-01-20, 10:22 AM
Postwarden's Avatar
Postwarden Postwarden is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The Garden of England
Posts: 3,223
Default

Thanks for that. The fellow collector who sent me the picture said he got it from that book but that there were no more pictures of it anywhere else in it.

Jon
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

mhs link

All times are GMT. The time now is 08:42 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.