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A very rare survivor is this pre-war ARP recruitment card. With the political situation across Europe deteriorating in the mid- to late-1930s, a number of posters were produced to encourage the general public to volunteer for ARP and other services. Examples of the posters for "Don't Leave It Too Others..." campaign can be seen on this blog post. This particular bold example is by James Gardner and was issued by H.M. Stationery Office (details about the illustrator Gardner are on the previous blog post mentioned above). The window card measures 15" x 10" and the two holes at the top would have had a string hanger. The card are very scarce and hard to find in good condition.  'Serve to Save' Pre-War ARP Recruitment Window Card
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Following on from yesterday's blog concerning first aid badges, a regular contributor to this blog supplied the image below. The young gentleman shown is wearing a "NEWCASTLE FIRST AID" badge below his ARP breast badge.  WW2 Civil Defence "Newcastle First Aid" Badge Numerous period photographs show members of the Civil Defence wearing first aid badges on the right-hand pocket of their overalls, battledress or tunic. Two particular badges are commonly seen. Firstly, there are the St. John Ambulance Association and St. John Ambulance Brigade badges. To clarify, if you were a member of the St. John Brigade and the Civil Defence General Services, you would wear the Brigade badge; if you had been trained by the St. John Ambulance Brigade, but were not a member, you could wear the Association badge. There are rare woven-style St. John Ambulance Brigade (see image) but the majority of St. John Ambulance Association appear to be embroidered; and there appears to be size variations.  St. John Ambulance Brigade badge worn on battledress and tunic Secondly, there is the Royal Life Saving Society's Respiration Service badge. There also appears to be two sizes of this badge. It should be noted that an identical woven badge was issued post war.  Royal Life Saving Society's Respiration Service badge I'm now interested in other first aid badges worn on the right pocket of tunics and battledress. A few examples are seen in photographs:
If you have any further photographs or examples of these badges, please drop me a line.
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