jayne w Posted 24 November , 2004 Share Posted 24 November , 2004 Hello, We have recently inherited my husbands grandfathers war medals and along with those was a badge. This is triangular, brass and round the sides it says "On War Service". In the middle ,of the triangle atop a crown is the date 1916. Can any pals enlighten me as to why he might have had one of these? I can only think that maybe he wore it when on leave in civvies so that he didnt get any white feathers given to him? I'm sorry I dont have a scanner so cannot post an image. Many thanks jayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovetown Posted 24 November , 2004 Share Posted 24 November , 2004 Hi Jayne It's unlikely he wore the badge as it's, er, the one for women war workers. There was a recent thread on this, with a link to probably the definitive piece on the subject. War Service Badges Rgds, Grovetown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayne w Posted 24 November , 2004 Author Share Posted 24 November , 2004 Hi Grovetown, Thanks for the thread - I did search for on war sevice badges but nothing came up! OOps - mystery deepens - wonder how he got it? Especially as he didnt meet his wife unitl well after the war!! Thanks again Jayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Lees Posted 24 November , 2004 Share Posted 24 November , 2004 Tom T-M's article (referred to above) is excellent. Thanks Tom. Now I know something about these badges lying on the desk! Regards, Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan24 Posted 9 May , 2021 Share Posted 9 May , 2021 Did I just hear "£40-£60 at auction" on the Antiques roadshow tonight [09/05/2021]? I have two of these and only paid around £20-£25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 9 May , 2021 Share Posted 9 May , 2021 Lots of bids going in for the ones on e-bay in the last few minutes and the cheaper buy now ones ( £20 ) are being bought , The power of T.V ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 9 May , 2021 Share Posted 9 May , 2021 Interesting. I’ve not heard of these before. Judging by the ones on EBay there seems to have been a different badge for each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 9 May , 2021 Share Posted 9 May , 2021 17 minutes ago, Dust Jacket Collector said: Interesting. I’ve not heard of these before. Judging by the ones on EBay there seems to have been a different badge for each year. I have the 1914 enamel and the 1915 enamel and also the 1915 brass one . Bought them when i was a teenager at the local flea market for pocket money prices , there were so many produced that it doesn't appear they've gone up in value that much over the years . Although being featured on T.V may have just pushed the prices up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan24 Posted 9 May , 2021 Share Posted 9 May , 2021 1 hour ago, Dust Jacket Collector said: Interesting. I’ve not heard of these before. Judging by the ones on EBay there seems to have been a different badge for each year. These Triangle ones are only dated 1916 and are broches (with pins on back) specifically for female munition workers. OWS badges for men have the button hole 'half moon' fixing on the back rather than a pin. Normally the ones for men have the badge of the Royal Ordnance Corps. There were normally dated 1915. Many private companies made badges for their men in a variety of designs, these are mostly dated 1914 or 1915. I don't recall seeing OWS badges dated 1917 or 1918, after the Military Service Act (conscription). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 10 May , 2021 Share Posted 10 May , 2021 9 hours ago, Alan24 said: I don't recall seeing OWS badges dated 1917 or 1918, after the Military Service Act (conscription). That would explain it. All the ones I can see on EBay are from 1914, 15 or 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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