This waterproof Brigade Badge No. 1582 was used for the Haversack No. 15 and Air Raid Precautions (ARP) overalls. During the Second World War, St John Ambulance offered training in Air Raid Precautions and First Aid for Air Raid Casualties to its members.
War: Second World War (1 September 1939 - 2 September 1945)
Inscriptions
obverse: THE ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 70 x 70mm
Materials and technique
Printed fabric
Physical description
Square waterproof badge. In background, off-white inner circle with The St John Ambulance Brigade - printed in upper case, inner circle has an off-white eight pointed cross.