On War Service Badge, WW1
Maker
J. R. Gaunt and Son
Production date
1915
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Object detail
Description
An On War Service Badge 1915 that is oval shaped and has a gold coloured edge with a Crown on top. It has a blue and white background with a gold coloured frame, with pictures of three cannons and cannon balls.
Sometime in early 1915, the War Office followed suit and issued the "On War Service 1915" badge - at first a oval blue enamelled badge but with a design in its centre looking very much like the cap badge of the Army Ordnance Corps. A cheaper plain brass stamped badge was issued later when the cost of issuing large numbers of the enamelled badges was realised. The "On War Service 1915" badge was issued to men engaged in essential war work (other than shipyard work) and a list of certified occupations drawn up. Oddly, this list did not include coal miners - at a time when coal exports to France were at a million tons per month with double that required.
Sometime in early 1915, the War Office followed suit and issued the "On War Service 1915" badge - at first a oval blue enamelled badge but with a design in its centre looking very much like the cap badge of the Army Ordnance Corps. A cheaper plain brass stamped badge was issued later when the cost of issuing large numbers of the enamelled badges was realised. The "On War Service 1915" badge was issued to men engaged in essential war work (other than shipyard work) and a list of certified occupations drawn up. Oddly, this list did not include coal miners - at a time when coal exports to France were at a million tons per month with double that required.
Maker
J. R. Gaunt and Son
Production date
1915
Production place
Great Britain, Europe
Measurements
9mm (depth), 43mm (length), 26mm (width)
Credit line
Gifted by A. Faulkner
Accession number
3664/84
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