badge, formation, British, Royal New Zealand Air Force nationality title
description
Physical description
A black wool rectangle. Upon the black field, are the words 'NEW ZEALAND', in a line in white embroidered seriffed letters, 1.0cm high.
The badge has black backing material.
Label
The 'New Zealand' title was worn at the top of each sleeve, on the uniforms of NCOs and men of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
This unpleasant-looking character is called the Squander Bug, and it was created during the Second World War by artist Phillip Boydell, an employee of the National Savings Committee. The cartoon bug appeared in press adverts and poster campaigns as a menace who encouraged shoppers to waste money rather than buy war savings certificates.
