A collection of British and Commonwealth military, civilian service, and voluntary organisation badges, pins, and medal ribbons, primarily dating from the mid-20th century. The lot includes a Women’s Land Army and Timber Corps? badge in gilt metal effect and enamel, decorated with a central wheat sheaf and inscribed ‘WOMEN’S LAND ARMY AND TIMBER CORPS’. Other regimental insignia comprises a bi-metal cap badge for The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) with a red enamel rose and scroll reading ‘THE LOYAL REGIMENT’, a Royal Tank Regiment? badge with the motto ‘FEAR NAUGHT’, and a Royal Army Medical Corps? tie clip inscribed ‘ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS’. Further items include a blue enamel ‘CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS’ badge, a darkened metal openwork badge inscribed ‘RLSS’, and a chaplain’s badge for ‘THE GIRLS’ LIFE BRIGADE’. The group also contains a set of four blackened metal year bars for ‘1943’, ‘1944’, ‘1945’, and ‘1946’, alongside rank pips, an ‘ANZAC APPEAL’ pin, and various loose and mounted medal ribbons. Visible inscriptions include ‘WOMEN’S LAND ARMY AND TIMBER CORPS’, ‘THE LOYAL REGIMENT’, ‘ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS’, ‘FEAR NAUGHT’, ‘THE KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS’, ‘CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS’, ‘RLSS’, ‘THE GIRLS’ LIFE BRIGADE’, ‘CHAPLAIN’, ‘ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION’, ‘SERVICE’, ‘ANZAC APPEAL’, ‘1943’, ‘1944’, ‘1945’, and ‘1946’.
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