1938 Sterling Silver ARP Badge & King's Badge

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1938 Sterling Silver ARP Badge& King's Badge Bigger photos can be seen here: https:///sh/76fmp5fxr8xcss9/V9Vd3tmS9C Sterling Silver ARP Badge After completion of training ARP volunteers were issued a sterling silver badge. These were issued from December 1937 until 1943 when manufacture ceased. From 1940 they were made in a white metal. From 1941, when in uniform, they were allowed to be worn as a cap badge. Two types were issued, one with a stud fixing for men and another with a pin fixing for women. King's Badge The King's Badge was a large silver pin to be worn only on civilian clothing. It was issued by the British government to persons who served after World War II was declared, on September 3, 1939, and who were discharged through injury due to war service. Its basic purpose was to show that the wearer was a veteran. Included among the eligible were members of the armed forces, the merchant navy, the fishing fleets, the Coast Guard, police, Civil Defence Services, and the Home Guard. Like the better known Silver War Badge of World War I, the King's Badge included the initials GRI for Georgius Rex Imperator , in this case referring to King-Emperor George VI. (The earlier badge was in the name of his father, George V.) The wording around the initials was also changed from For King and Empire Services Rendered to For read more

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