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Red Cross Hospital Worker badge

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
Badges
Collectibles
Ephemera
Themes
Medicine and Health
Social History
Material
Enamels
Metal
Paint
Width
50 mm
Height or length
35 mm
Inscriptions and markings

"RED CROSS
HOSPITAL WORKER"

Keywords
Red Cross
Badges & Buttons
Volunteers
History - Social
Place made
Australia
Year
c. 1915
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
Recollections of War

Recollections of War

Red Cross Hospital Worker badge
Red Cross Hospital Worker badge
Red Cross Hospital Worker badge - oblique view
Red Cross Hospital Worker badge - oblique view
Red Cross Hospital Worker badge - other oblique view
Red Cross Hospital Worker badge - other oblique view
Reverse of Red Cross Hospital Worker badge
Reverse of Red Cross Hospital Worker badge
Angled view of reverse of Red Cross Hospital Worker badge
Angled view of reverse of Red Cross Hospital Worker badge

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