The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom and the British Empire to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness...
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King's Badge is a large 'silver' lapel badge authorised by the United Kingdom Ministry of Pensions in the early part of the Second World War and initially...
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the basic (black, silver, & gold) badges for wear on the Bundeswehr uniform, among other certain Nazi-era wartime awards. The badge had three classes:...
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Bombing Aviator Badge, the Bombardier Badge was first issued by the United States Army Air Service during the First World War. The badge consisted of a...
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The Silver Badge Party was an unofficial political movement which existed in the United Kingdom during and immediately after the First World War. The Party...
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A parachutist badge (or parachutist brevet) is a badge awarded by armed forces or paramilitary forces (e.g. certain law enforcement agencies) of many states...
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In the United States (U.S.), a marksmanship badge is a U.S. military badge or a civilian badge which is awarded to personnel upon successful completion...
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The Observer Badge is a military badge of the United States armed forces dating from the First World War. The badge was issued to co-pilots, navigators...
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Demolition Badge is an obsolete badge of the United States Navy which was first created during the Second World War. The Underwater Demolition Badge was established...
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The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is a United States Army military decoration. The badge is awarded to infantrymen and Special Forces soldiers in the...
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White feather (section World War I)
industries with lapel badges reading "King and Country" to indicate that they were serving the war effort. Likewise, the Silver War Badge, which was given...
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by the Army Air Forces during the Second World War. The badge was similar in design to the Aviator Badge, however, and displayed an emblem denoting enlisted...
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Badge, Close Combat Clasp, or the Panzer Badge. The Luftwaffe would develop its own ground combat badge in 1942, the Ground Assault Badge. The silver...
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A cap badge, also known as head badge or hat badge, is a badge worn on uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearer's nationality and/or organisation...
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The Flight Engineer Badge was a qualification badge of the United States Army Air Forces authorized late in the Second World War on 19 June 1945. It was...
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Arnold Ridley (category British Army personnel of World War I)
blackouts after the war. He was medically discharged from the army with the rank of lance corporal in May 1917. He received the Silver War Badge having been honourably...
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William Robinson Clarke (category Royal Air Force personnel of World War I)
Squadron in England. He was honourably discharged in 1919, receiving the Silver War Badge. After recovering from his wounds, Clarke returned to Jamaica. He was...
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Arthur Frederick Saunders (category British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross)
November 1916. He was awarded the Silver War Badge on 5 December 1916. After the war he received the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, and the Victory Medal...
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Ronald Colman (category British Army personnel of World War I)
honourably discharged in 1915, and received the Silver War Badge due to the wounds received in the war. His fellow Hollywood actors Claude Rains, Herbert...
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started wearing gilded silver and enameled badges in 1913. The badges style changed after the death of Franz Joseph. In 1917 a new badge was created. Official...
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Army Recruiting Command (USAREC). The Basic Recruiter Identification Badge is a silver crest that incorporates an eagle with raised wings straddling a flaming...
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The Tank Destruction Badge (German: Sonderabzeichen für das Niederkämpfen von Panzerkampfwagen durch Einzelkämpfer) was a World War II German military decoration...
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U-boat War Badge (German: U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen) was a German war badge that was awarded to U-boat crew members during World War I and World War II. The...
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grandest form of badge was worn as a pendant to a metal collar, often in gold or silver-gilt. From the livery badge, various badges of service evolved...
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The Combat Action Badge (CAB) is a United States military award given to soldiers of the U.S. Army of any rank and who are not members of an infantry...
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Alexander Wilson (English writer) (category World War II spies for the United Kingdom)
invalided out of the Army in 1917, and for which he was awarded the Silver War Badge. In March 1916 Alec married his first wife, Gladys Ellen Kellaway (1896...
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an oxidized silver badge in 1921), Arnold displayed both types on his uniform throughout his career. The original Military Aviator Badge design can be...
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established the Expert Soldier Badge for soldiers who do not qualify for both the EIB and EFMB. The EIB is a silver and enamel badge, consisting of a 3-inch-wide...
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Rifleman Badge (Silver) Interservice/Navy EIC Pistol Badge (Silver) Annual Rifle Squad Combat Practice Competition Badge (Silver) Fleet EIC Rifle Badge (Silver)...
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Aircrew Badge Flight Officer Badge Naval Aviator Badge Navigator Badge Observer Badge Astronaut Badge Military badges of the United States Obsolete badges of...
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