On War Service badge

Item

Title

On War Service badge

Identifier

9523.cpd

Abstract

Badge bearing the words "On War Service 1914", with a relief image of a crown in the centre. These badges were issued by the Admiralty, for men engaged in essential work on ships and armaments. Part of a collection relating to Evan Hawkes.

Date

1914

Date Created

1914-01-01

Temporal Coverage

1914-12-31

Source

Artifact

Medium

Metal

Type

Memorabilia

number of pages

2

Contributor

Meriel Patrick
Meriel Patrick (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
Yvonne Burr

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford