Very interesting pair of portraits of a member of the Westminister ARP Service. I thought initially she was wearing the bluette overalls but the position of the ARP buttons looks to be two double rows - so I'm thinking the driver's coat. The ARP badge, Westminster area marking and medal ribbon are not usually shown worn on the drivers' coat. I'm unsure of the medal ribbon - they look like the trio for WW1. If anyone can identify those I would be very grateful.
Of interest she seems to be wearing a very similar shirt to that worn by Barbara Nixon.
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I recently bought an ARP badge on eBay for a few pounds. It was a brooch fitting "German Silver" version which actually contains no silver, without any maker marks, and was the austerity/economy version that was issued during the earlier part of the war (until it was itself withdrawn). I was surprised to find that the seller had not mentioned that the box was with the badge and when I received it, it was smaller than the boxes I already owned. I'm assuming that the smaller box was the war-time variant.
Read a history of the ARP badge Two members of the National Air Raid Precautions Animals Committee (NARPAC) carry a dog in an 'Animal Ambulance'. Photo said to be from 1940.
A most interesting document I had not seen before. This single sided sheet details exactly who can wear the ARP badge and what happens in case of lose etc.
A whole host of items bearing both ARP and CD logos were made during the war. There is an identical celluloid matchbox holder with Civil Defence on it. I've come across ARP ashtrays as well.
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