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Description: | During World War I, various lapel pins were produced and sold by charities to raise funds for wounded soldiers and the families of those killed in action.
Flag days soon became a common feature of wartime London. For the first time people were given something in return for their donation, which they could wear to show their support.
Contributions were secret and all were rewarded in the same way, so it did not matter whether a donor had given a penny or a pound. The most popular appeal over the four-year period of the war was the 'Our Day' appeal launched by the Red Cross. It raised some ��3.2 million between 1917 and 1918. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | Public services London at War | Temporal: | 1917 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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