âWW2 Civil Defence Wound Stripes
Introduced in early 1944, a thin yellow on blue wound stripe was introduced for Civil Defence personnel injured in the course of their duties. The wound stripe would be worn mid way between cuff and elbow on the lower left sleeve, vertical to the cuff. If the recipient has received a wound stripe as a member of the armed forces (for example during the first world war) and then joined the CD they could also wear a single red stripe.
'Personnel who have been wounded while serving in his Majesty's Forces during the present war or injured while serving in the Home Guard or in a Civil Defence organisation in which wound stripes are awarded may wear wound stripes. These are of gold braid, five thirty seconds of an inch wide and one and a half inches long. Stripes denoting wounds sustained while serving in His Majesty's Forces in previous wars may also be worn and are of Red Rayon braid of similar dimensions.'
'Personnel who have been wounded while serving in his Majesty's Forces during the present war or injured while serving in the Home Guard or in a Civil Defence organisation in which wound stripes are awarded may wear wound stripes. These are of gold braid, five thirty seconds of an inch wide and one and a half inches long. Stripes denoting wounds sustained while serving in His Majesty's Forces in previous wars may also be worn and are of Red Rayon braid of similar dimensions.'
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