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St. John Ambulance Brigade celluloid fundraising pin

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St. John Ambulance Brigade

c. 1940

Overview

St John Ambulance Brigade fundraising celluloid pin featuring the black and white image of a woman dressed in uniform, cape and hat. A St John Ambulance Brigade Maltese Cross badge appears on the cape.
The pin follows the contours of the woman to the bottom of the skirt before broadening to a base. The base is geometric in shape and has the words 'St. John' on one side, 'Ambulance' in the centre and 'Brigade' on the other side. There are some closely spaced horizontal lines behind the legs and around the feet.
It has a metal pin threaded through a small hole attachment. The reverse of the pin is buff coloured card and there are no markings.

Historical information

According to the Australian War Memorial, the indoor dress uniform of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Nursing Division during World War Two comprised a white frock, black cape, white handkerchief/headscarf, grey stockings and black shoes. The image on the pin matches this with the exception of the hat rather than headscarf.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00631

Item type

Themes

Social History
War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Card (Laminated)

Width

30 mm

Height or length

75 mm

Keywords

St. John Ambulance

Badges & Buttons

History - Social

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Last modified

Friday, 8 August, 2025

Completeness

94

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