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British Red Cross Society collection box - number 2

c. 1915
Overview

Solid wooden collection box with long slot for coins on top. Both sides are painted with the logo of the Red Cross - a red cross in a white circle -.with the letters B R C and S (British Red Cross Society) placed evenly around the cross.
Along the bottom edge in red paint are the words '7th East Lancs VAD Mens Section'.

Historical information

Although Voluntary Aid Detachment members were more often women, there were also some male VADs. The VAD units were all numbered. Men's units were given odd numbers and women's even numbers.
The men were employed as sentries, drivers and orderlies, sometimes attached to the Royal Army Medical Corps.
This collection box relates to the 7th East Lancashire VAD Men's Section.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00089
Item type
Collectibles
Collection Box
Objects
Themes
Social History
War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1
Material
Paint
Timber
Width
220 mm
Height or length
165 mm
Depth
115 mm
Inscriptions and markings

"B C R S"

"7th EAST LANCS VAD MENS SECTION"

Keywords
Red Cross
Fundraising
First World War
Collecting Donations
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)
History - Social
British Red Cross Society
Place made
United Kingdom
Year
c. 1915
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
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BRCS collection box - front view
BRCS collection box - front view
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BRCS collection box - side view
BRCS collection box - view from below
BRCS collection box - view from below
BRCS collection box showing writing
BRCS collection box showing writing
BRCS collection box showing coin slot
BRCS collection box showing coin slot

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