WAR SERVICE BADGES.
ONE FOR INVALIDED MEN. ANOTHER FOR MERCHANT NAVY (P.A.) WELLINGTON, July 19. “Comprehensive regulations to control and protect badges which the Government may authorise for war services are gazetted under the title of , ‘ War Services Badges Emergency Regulations, 1941,’ ” said the Minister for Defence (the Hon. F. Jones) today. • : “Two badges have already been approved by the Government and are now being manufactured. The first of these is the Invalided Persons’ Badge, which will be issued to personnel invalided through war service from the armed forces and the merchant marine.
“This badge is similar in design to the one adopted in the United Kingdom. It. is circular, bears the cypher of the Sovereign, surrounded by the words ‘ For Loyal Service,’ and is of a pattern easily distinguishable from the badge issued during the last war. “This badge will be issued by the Department concerned, and applications should not be forwarded by individuals.
“The second badge,, which will be issued to men serving in the Merchant navy, bears the letters ‘M.N.,’ surmounted by a naval crown! This will serve as a recognition of the important part played by the men of the merchant navy in maintaining vital supplies. “It. will not he necessary for applications to bo made by individuals, as tlie Marine Department is arranging for the issue of the badges to all seamen.” i
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 238, 21 July 1941, Page 7
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