WW1 Queen Marys Needlework Guild Surgical Branch war badge WW1 Queen Marys Needlework Guild Surgical Branch war badge

WW1 Queen Marys Needlework Guild Surgical Branch war badge


A scarce original First World War gilt and enamel Queen Mary's Needlework Guild Surgical branch war worker's badge. Very good condition, complete with original red, white and blue ribbon with gilt surgical branch bar and oak leaf decorated suspension bar with pin fittings, no damage to the enamel, an excellent example.
Height 90mm.
The Queen Mary's Needlework Guild came into being after just a few days into the Great War, when Queen Mary's issued a letter on the 4th August 1914 through the Press, to the Women of the Empire asking that it might be rendered "To alleviate all distress occasioned by the War!" which was the purpose of the guild to provide comforts and create articles of clothing and surgical equipment as well as other gifts to the troops fighting for King and Country at home and abroad.

Code: 52740

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