WW2 Royal Life Saving Society Respiration Service Civil Defence Badges

During the second world war the Royal Life Saving Society offered training to civilians in first aid and artificial respiration. Those who were members of the Civil Defence service were entitled to wear the society's woven 2" x 2" red on dark navy blue badge on their right breast pocket of battledress and the Pattern 71 tunic. There was a separate oxidised metal badge that could be worn on civilian clothing (though at least one photo shows a full colour enamel badge being worn on bluette overalls early in the war).

WW2 Woven Royal Life Saving Society Respiration Service badge for wear on Civil Defence uniforms

Oxidised Metal Royal Life Saving Society Respiration Service pin badge for wear on civilian clothing

A lady warden wearing the Royal Life Saving Society's woven badge on her tunic