83/65/3

Women's Land Army (Great Britain) (Manufacturer)

Hat badge, inscribed 'WOMENS . LAND . ARMY . L.A.A.S.'. Used by Ms Fenner, when she was in the WLA during the First World War.
This is a round, green hat badge with a red crown in the centre. There is a raised circle round the crown in a light colour with red lettering. The inscription on the badge reads, 'WOMENS . LAND . ARMY . L.A.A.S.'. The badge was used by the donor, whose maiden name was Fenner, when she was in the Women's Land Army during the First World War. She was 16 years old at the time.

1 badge: fabric; good condition.

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: BADGE // Accession number: 83/65/3 // Classification: PERSONAL Clothing accessory // Negative number: 60/14430 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Mrs P. McQuown, [...], September 1983 // Store: small stores // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 29.9.83 // Description: A round, green hat badge with a red crown in the centre. There is a raised circle round the crown in a light colour with red lettering. // Inscription: WOMENS . LAND . ARMY . L.A.A.S // Dimensions: Diameter: 5.0cm. // Associated information: This badge was also used by Miss Fenner during the 1st World War when she was a member of the Women's Land Army. // References:', Letter, P. McQuown (nee Fenner) to MERL, 1983 – 'To the Institute of Agricultural History // I am enclosing the Land Army Badge I wore in the 1915-1918 war. I understand from Mr Balard[?] you already have my arm badge. I am now 83 & was only 16 when I joined the Land Army. // Yours sincerely // P. McQuown nee Fenner'

1914 - 1918