VINTAGE CWWII WOMENS LAND ARMY & WOMENS LAND ARMY & TIMBER CORPS ENAMEL BADGES

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VINTAGE CIRCA WORLD WAR II PERIOD (PRE 1953 KING'S CROWN) 'H.W. MILLER' WOMEN'S LAND ARMY ENAMEL LAPEL BADGE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE 'FIRMIN & SONS' WOMEN'S LAND ARMY & TIMBER CORPS BOXED LAPEL BADGE IN MINT CONDITION. SIZE: 35MM BY 26MM & 40MM BY 30MM BROOCH PIN STYLE FITTING IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER & BROOCH CLASP PIN STYLE FITTING IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. MAKER'S NAME: THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY BADGE IS MADE BY H.W.M. (H.W. MILLER) & THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY & TIMBER CORPS BADGE IS MADE BY FIRMIN & SONS LTD. SUPERB WORLD WAR II RELATED ENAMEL BADGES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ! The badge, is the first official recognition of the contribution made to the war effort by members of the Women's Land Army (WLA) and the Women's Timber Corps (WTC). Affectionately known as 'Land Girls' and 'Lumber Jills', they worked tirelessly to supply the nation with food and timber during the dark war years of World War II, they can now apply for a badge commemorating their efforts. All surviving members of the Women's Land Army and the Women's Timber Corps will receive a special badge, shown above. The badge bears the Royal Crown and shows a gold wheat sheaf on a white background surrounded by a circlet of pine branches and pine cones to indicate the work of both the Land Army and the Timber Corps.The Women's Land Army was read more