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Description: | WAR MUNITION VOLUNTEER
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WARRANTED FIRE GILT
War Munition Volunteer badge with a buttonhole stud clasp on the reverse. Stamped brass with crossed cannons on a shield enclosed by a circular band and summounted by a crown. Issued to workers employed 'on the production of any commodity directly required for the fulfillment of any contract with the Ministry of Munitions, the War Office, or the Admiralty', the badge identified the wearer as being exempt from call-up to active service. All War Office issued badges were tightly regulated and contolled with each one individually numbered and issued with a personal certificate.
Material: brass
image | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.costume&textiles.506653 | Go to resource |
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