General Service Badge

Name/Title

General Service Badge

Entry/Object ID

2016.72.252

Description

The general service badge denotes the wearer as being a volunteer and not conscripted. It must be pointed out that wearing this badge worn on the lower right sleeve of the uniform would denote the soldier in question had gone "over there", had fought, and "been there & done that". (See artifact Archive 2020.01.115 for a sample of the authorization card that accompanied this badge)

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1943

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Poole, George