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Joint War Committee badge belonging to Lady Irene Haig, later Baroness Astor of Hever
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1914-1918
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Joint War Committee badge belonging to Lady Irene Haig, later Baroness Astor of Hever.
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Lady Irene Haig was born on 7 October 1919 and served with the British Red Cross during the Second World War. On 4 October 1945, she married Gavin Astor, later the 2nd Baron Astor of Hever. Upon his father's death in 1971, her husband succeeded to the barony and Irene became the Baroness Astor of Hever (addressed as Lady Astor). Baroness Astor was President of the Kent Branch from 1976-1982 and County Branch Honorary Vice-President from 1987 until her death in 2001.
The Joint War Organisation (JWO) was a combined operation of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem during the World Wars. It was first created in 1914 and ceased operations when World War I ended in 1919; the organisation was re-formed upon the British entry into World War II in 1939 and was active until its permanent disbanding in 1947.
The Joint War Committee was an administrative body and controlled the JWO. The Joint War Finance Committee managed its finances, funding and donations.
The Joint War Organisation (JWO) was a combined operation of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem during the World Wars. It was first created in 1914 and ceased operations when World War I ended in 1919; the organisation was re-formed upon the British entry into World War II in 1939 and was active until its permanent disbanding in 1947.
The Joint War Committee was an administrative body and controlled the JWO. The Joint War Finance Committee managed its finances, funding and donations.
Catalogue Number
2416/4(8)
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Joint War Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England
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