British Red Cross Proficiency Badge
Maker and role
J Gaunt (b.1884, d.1991): Medal/badge smith
Production date
1913
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British Red Cross Proficiency in Red Cross Work badge, engraved on the back are the letters 'WBD.'
Collection Type
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History
These badges were issued between 1914 and 1968. Proficiency Badges were awarded in the following areas of Red Cross work: First Aid, Nursing, Hygiene & Sanitation, Cookery, Administration and Organisation, Tuberculosis Course, Infant and Child Welfare, First Aid in Chemical Warfare, Anti-Gas training, Air Raid Precautions Training, Civil Defence, Welfare Services, Hospital Librarianship and Maternal & Child Welfare. In order to receive a proficiency badge, the member needed to complete three successive Red Cross certificates in the appropriate subject. Certificates acquired through other approved examining bodies could count towards the award.
Catalogue Number
0171/24
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