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Red Cross Hospital Worker badge

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c. 1915

Overview

Oval shaped metal Red Cross Hospital Worker badge. It has a painted or enamelled blue band around the inside of the thin metal border. The central area is silver metal with a red cross in the middle, above which are the words 'Red Cross' and below 'Hospital Worker', also printed in red.
The reverse of the badge is plain and has a brooch pin for attachment. There are no maker's marks.

Historical information

This badge is likely to have been worn by an Australian Red Cross volunteer working in a hospital during World War One.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00609

Item type

Themes

Medicine and Health
Social History

Material

Width

50 mm

Height or length

35 mm

Inscriptions and markings

"RED CROSS
HOSPITAL WORKER"

Keywords

Badges & Buttons

History - Social

Place made

Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Last modified

Wednesday, 30 July, 2025

Completeness

100

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Angled view of reverse of Red Cross Hospital Worker badge

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