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Old 27-01-21, 06:58 PM
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Just googled WRAC uniforms and Homeguards photo looks to be a reverse of the original. Medal now in left side
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Old 27-01-21, 07:09 PM
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Could it be Queens Jubilee Medal 1977
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Bob,
Original photo is the right way round!

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Just googled WRAC uniforms and Homeguards photo looks to be a reverse of the original. Medal now in left side
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But ..... that puts the 'unit' badges on the wrong side ?


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Handbags would be over left shoulder and the unit badges on the left as well.
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But ..... that puts the 'unit' badges on the wrong side ?


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And the front buttons on the "male" side.
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Which is why I told Bob in post 18 that the original photo IS THE RIGHT WAY ROUND!!!!

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And armbands on the wrong arm right arm. I mean left arm.
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Apologies ,Yes your right, wasn’t thinking logically, strange how both photos came up together when searching
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Have been searching for a medal with a 3 stripe ribbon like that and so far the closest is a Boer War medal, which I'm pretty sure she didn't earn. I am very curious though.

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Old 28-01-21, 08:39 AM
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The NCO with the medal, I think she is wearing the WRAC cap badge with one WRAC collar badge visible.
The medal - Queens Silver Jubilee?
Possibly worn on the right breast as it's that of a family member?
Was that practise in vogue amongst serving military rather than just by next of kin at Remembrance Sunday etc back then during the days of the WRAC?
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As its on the 'wrong' side. could it be some kind of shooting medal - from Bisley or somesuch?
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Hadn't thought of that - or Temperance medal.......
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I did some more looking and feel pretty sure it is the Queen's Silver Jubilee medal. In enlarging the picture after seeing he medal ribbon, I can see the thinner outside black stripes.



So wearing it on the right side means it is a relative's medal, and she is allowed to wear it?

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When I was an Instructor at The Guards Depot the WRAC serving there wore a Staybrite 'Septum Juncta in Uno' star shaped badge on both the tunic and jersey as opposed to any of the Guards Regimental badges or Stars.

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There is also a "brass" badge of the same design
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