View On War Service Badge Images. You'll receive email and feed alerts when new items arrive. The earliest versions of these badges have blue enamel similar to the 1914 badge, but the enamel was abandoned in favour of a plain brass stamped design when the scale of the issue requirements became clear.

Many were found during the diggins on the fields of the stalingrad battle. Unfollow war service badge to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. To help with the loss of labour (skill and experience ) it was suggested by some firms and approved by churchill to issue a badge, in recognition of their service.

Awarded to members of armed forces participating in war.

The silver war badge was issued in the united kingdom to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness the war office made it known that they would not replace silver war badges if they went missing, however if one was handed into a police station then. Great savings & free delivery / collection on many items. They were worn by civilians during the first world war to indicate that the wearer was doing their duty for king and country. During 1914 men would rather enlist than suffer unemployment.