Hospitals Emergency Service lapel badge.
Brass and enamel, lapel badge for the 'Hospitals Emergency Service'. The Emergency Hospitals scheme was a scheme to allow better cooperation between hospitals in particular to deal with air raid casualties that may swamp local medical facilities. Half moon lapel fitting, manufacturer marked ' Thos Fattorini, B'ham '. In good, clean condition. read more
Air Raid Warden Armband - Symingtons.
Multi-piece construction armband for use by an Air Raid Warden employed by Symingtons. R & W H Symington & Co Ltd were corset manufacturers with their main factory in Market Harborough. One of their most famous creations was the Liberty Bodice. Although not marked this armband has been identified as being used by Symingtons. Uncommon. read more
City of London Special Constabulary Lapel Badge.
Brass and enamel lapel badge for a member of the City of London Special Constabulary. Half moon lapel fitting, manufacturer marked ' J.R.Gaunt,London '. read more
1554 Guard Nights - Portsmouth Electricity HG.
C1945 ' 1554 Guard Nights ' - the story of the Portsmouth Electricity Undertaking Home Guard. 40pgs history of the 17th ( Portsmouth ) Hants Battalion with b/w illustrations, rolls etc. Includes chapters on the aerial attacks of 1941. Ex IWM lib in good, clean condition. read more
WW2 Boy Scout Civil Defence Badge.
WW2 Boy Scout Civil Defence embroidered badge, introduced in 1939 and was awarded for undertaking wartime duties such as runners, ARP assistants to boy scouts aged 14 and over, it was withdrawn on 31st July 1945. Good, used condition with some loss of embroidered title. Uncommon. read more
Leicester Spitfire Fund badge.
Tin,card and celluloid, pin back button badge for the Lord Mayor's Leicester & County Spitfire Fund. In good clean condition with some minor marks and foxing. read more
Civil Nursing Reserve Badge.
Silver and enamel, pinback badge for a member of the Civil Nursing Reserve. The CNR was recruited initially to augment staff at hospitals during war but was later extended to provide staff for FAPs in shelters and rest centres. Maker marked ' W.J.D. B'ham ' and ' Sterling Silver ' with safety chain. Patinated overall. read more
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" C " Company - 8th Reigate HG History.
8th Surrey ( Reigate ) Battalion Home Guard " C " Company - A brief summary of it's History and Activity by N.R.Bishop. 11pgs with nominal roll of the unit at stand down. Good, clean condition. read more
Fellowship of the Bellows Lapel Badges.
A bit of a departure, but an interesting variation to wartime fund raising. This small collection of lapel badges were produced by the Fellowships of the Bellows was a fundraising organisation active in Latin America, initially Argentina but spreading to the rest of South America during WW2 aimed at raising money to purchase aircraft for the Royal Air Force. Its name, organisation and rituals ... read more
' Marching On ! ' - Scunthorpe Home Guard History.
1946 1st ed. ' Marching On ! - The Tale of a Home Guard Platoon ' by A.H.Norris. 47pg history of the Mill Platoon, B Company, 2nd Lindsey Battalion, the Mill in this case was the Rolling Mill Dept. of the Normanby Park Steelworks, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Illustrated throughout with cartoons and b/w illustrations with roll of platoon members. Good, used condition with slightly slack binding. S... read more