BADGES

Title

On War Service

Object Name

Badge

Maker

Woolley and Co. : Birmingham Ltd : Numbered : 92378 K. (Primary maker)
Woolley and Co. : Birmingham Ltd : Numbered : 92378 K.

Date Made

1915
1915

Description

On War Service badge with half moon fastening. A crowned oval inscribed "ON WAR SERVICE 1915", inside the oval a shield bearing the arms of the Board of Ordnance, 3 cannon balls over 3 cannons. Worn in buttonhole by Ordnance Workers to prove that they were on War Service at home to avoid confrontation and abuse which was directed at young men for not signing up.

Materials

brass

Place Collected

Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast
Belfast

Catalogue Number

BELUM.O27.1975

Copyright

National Museums NI