Object type
Clothing and accessories
Date
Production: 1939 - 1945
Subject(s)
Uniform
War
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Nursing
Associated organisation
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (1999 - present)
British Red Cross (1870 - present)
Associated activity
War
Associated event
War: Second World War (1 September 1939 - 2 September 1945)
Inscriptions

obverse: MOBILE VAD


reverse: 10409

Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 80 x 51 x 3mm
Materials and technique
Embroidered fabric
Physical description
Badge with black background features an embroidered Queen's crown symbol in yellow, red, green. Two circular yellow rings at the bottom, the outer features embroidered text "MOBILE" in white and the inner one features the embroidered text "V.A.D" in white with dark red background.
Production place
United Kingdom
Catalogue number
SJA2211
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