WWII Women`s Voluntary Service for Civil Defence Badge SCARCE

 WWII Women's Voluntary Service for Civil Defence Badge

WWII Women's Voluntary Service for Civil Defence Badge - Silvered bronze and red enamels, maker marked "BUTLER BIRMINGHAM" on the reverse, very crisp detail, 21.7 mm x 29.2 mm, horizontal pinback, light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: On May 16, 1938, the British government set out the objectives of the Women's Voluntary Service for Civil Defence. It was seen as the enrolment of women for Air Raid Precaution Services of Local Authorities, to help to bring home to every household what air attack may mean, and to make known to every household (in the country) what it can do to protect itself and the community.