love4history Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Not a real award or decoration but related and somewhat resembling the SWB in purpose.This buttonholebadge has the writing in front: "soldat Belge hors combat" and is numbered at the back. It was given to Belgian soldiers on convalescenceleave in France. Purpose was to easily recognise this category of soldiers and not mistake them for deserters. So unlike the SWB which was to avoid public scorn this badge was meant to avoid the MP's The personal details and badgenumber were registered by the hospitaladministration and the soldier was supposed to give back the badge once the leave ended.Can you imagine what research fieldday one would have if these registers would somewhere, somehow by rediscovered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 This one was recently offered for sale on Ebay, it was attributed to a Mr. Charles Dewaet, who worked as a spy!!.Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4history Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Yes it was Kev.... were you the one getting it?... I didn't really give chase because like I said these badges were supposed to be returned and were reused for the next casualty... so IMO you can't really say that it was attributed to anyone.... rather used by...I went after his BWM for a while though but price went too high so I had to give up ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Hallo love4history,Sorry to say I didnt get it, I like the design though,Can you give any link to the regulations concerning this item?It seems a lot of bother to just give a badge out to a soldier who wasrecovering from wounds, when a leave / convalescent pass would havehad to have been issued as a matter of course?Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4history Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 Hello Kev,Right you are... I'm afraid I don't have any links as to official regulations. Would like to find out myself so if anyone has.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Armband worn by Belgian Soldiers whose wounds resulted in 30% incapacity. Colours are the same as used for the WW1 Commemorative medal . Makers mark R.J. De Rooster Bruxelles on the reverse retaining disc for the star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4history Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 A bit of legislation: By decree of 25 february 1919 the mutilated and invalided were issued a military uniform (kaki), but in a circulary of dec 15th, 1920 they were ordered to hand in that uniform again in lieu of which they received the above pictured armband. The seal visible should be that of the Ministry of National Defense (there are similar armbands issued and with the seals of private organisations) As stated above the invalidity of the soldier had to be above 30%. If below 30 % but above 10% he received another badge (broken sword surrounded by laurel and oakleaves on a blue 6-pointed field) Warinvalids when wearing their armband should be saluted by military personnel on duty. (all taken from Distinctions Honorifiques de la Belgique, André Charles Borné) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I believe this is the Blue invalidity badge that was being described in the previous post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) On this photo, the wounded badge of my wife's grand-father, Oswald Vananove. His biography here: http://gen.declercq.free.fr/notices bio/La Grande Guerre d_Oswald Vananove.htm Edited June 14, 2019 by augustin1813 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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