Here's another new item we have added to our collection. The King's Badge, this was initially issued to servicemen in the Second World War who had been discharged as a result of injuries. It was also awarded to merchant navy and fishing fleets, coastguard, police, members of the Civil Defence Services and the Home Guard.
It's not clear how many were issued in total during the war, but over 8000 had been awarded by the end of 1941. Unlike the Silver War Badge awarded in the First World War, these badges were not numbered and cannot be linked to a specific individual, but if you find one of these belonging to a family member, it means they saw service in WW2.
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Sheena R Jarvis
3/10/2018 05:01:33 am
My Uncle received this on his death. R.N. Gunner Stanley Parker born Bury Lancashire. He was married to my Mother's sister Edith Parker ,also from Bury Lancs. He was seconded to guard the merchant fleet that sailed from UK to USA. He was at one point shipwrecked when the vessel he was on was hit by U-boat. He survived but had severe frost bite which turned gangres. It led to his death a year after D Day. I never met him but I held onto his war records ,and this pin. Later after finding no family /i donated to the Museum in Bury.I thought it fitting.
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