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Badge, Imperial Service

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Overview

Small Imperial Service lapel badge.

Historical information

Donor, Esma/Esme Berryman (born 1923) was the daughter of Alice Matilda Markey (nee Chitty) and William James Markey, so the badge is likely to have some connection with a member of one of these two local Toodyay families.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.316

Themes

Social History
War and Conflict

Material

Width

4 cm

Contextual Information

This decoration was awarded pre-WW1 and during WW1 to members of the UK Territorial Force who served overseas in defense of the Empire.
The Territorial Force were part-time volunteers associated with the British Army.

Keywords

Badges-military

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Thursday, 1 December, 2022

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