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• badge, service, British, Women's Land Army and Land Army Agricultural Section good service badge

  (uniforms and insignia)

  British First World War period Women's Land Army (WLA) brassard. The Women's Land Army was established early in January 1917. A Women's Branch was set up within the Board of Agriculture under Dame Meriel Talbot as Director, to increase the supply of...

• Braille Pocket Watch

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  Braille pocket watch for use by blind or partially sighted British ex-servicemen at St Dunstan's in 1919.

• Jacket, Young Women's Christian Association (YMCA) [Canteen worker]

  (uniforms and insignia)

  First World War period jacket of the type worn by canteen workers of the Young Women's Christian Association.

• brassard, British, Derby Scheme, Army

  (uniforms and insignia)

  First World War period Derby scheme armband worn with civilian clothes by men who had formally attested for Army service. The scheme was introduced in October 1915 by Lord Derby, Director General of Recruiting, it was a final attempt to avoid full...

• brassard, British, Women's Land Army, Forewoman

  (uniforms and insignia)

  First World War period Womens' Land Army 'Foreman's' armband (brassard). The Women's Land Army was established in early January 1917. A Women's Branch was set up within the Board of Agriculture under Dame Meriel Talbot as Director, to increase the supply...

• brassard, British, Women's Defence Relief Corps

  (uniforms and insignia)

  First World War period Woman's Defence Relief Corps armband (brassard). The Women's Defence Relief Corps was founded by Mrs Dawson Scott in September 1914 to induce women to undertake any work which would free a man for the fighting line. In the Spring...

• brassard, British, Women's National Land Service Corps

  (uniforms and insignia)

  First World War period British armband (brassard) for the Women's National Land Service Corps. Throughout 1915 and 1916 efforts were made by voluntary organisations such as the Women's Defence Relief Corps as well as by the Government through the War...

• brassard, British, Volunteer Training Corps, Cheshire Volunteer Regiment, Wirral Battalion

  (uniforms and insignia)

  British First World War period armband (brassard) for the Wirral Battalion, Cheshire Volunteer Regiment (British Volunteer Training Corps) associated with the wartime 'Home Defence' service of R W Jones.

• Flag, Ensign, German Navy (miniature)

  (equipment)

  First World War period German Naval ensign which was found beneath the floorboards of 65 Old Town, Clapham, London. During the First World War German prisoners of war were kept in this house.