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    Presented to winners of the Intersection 22nd. Rifle Comp. No. 2 (Chillington) Platoon.

    A Co. 23rd. Batt. S.S. H.G. (Home guard) Organised from Chillington's factory.

    Posted (edited)

    Not sure that these should be here.

    Support Czechoslovakia. Bronze in its box.

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    That is a very nice collection, thanks for sharing it.

    I would think post #21 has to do with Fire Prevention or some sort of fire watch duty. I'm mostly going by the equipment depicted on the pin.

    :cheers: Cheers :cheers:

    Brian

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    SFP - "Stirrup Foot Pump" could be the meaning of the initials.

    The womans HG plastic badge is a breast badge, it's usually assumed to be a cap badge & appears to have been worn that way by some people - I have a khaki FS cap which was given to me by the original owner when I was a kid, although I never actually met her, it has the name "Ivy Hall" wreitten in it & has the plastic HG badge fitted.

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    Hmm, Stirrup foot pump.... Stirrup foot patrol, none seem quite right somehow. Food for thought Leigh.

    The one just posted, is it for supporting Belgium? Its not an English crown.

    heres a couple more.

    National Service W & W (any ideas on the company again?)

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    Tin Can Fusileers (Scrap collection for children, or a song badge or not military at all)

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    Dig to Eat N.G.C. (National Gardening Club? Again this may not be a wartime piece)

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    Tin Can Fusiliers is a song, written by Lawrence Wright who wrote ballads as "Horatio Nicholls" country & Irish as Gene Williams @ more ballads as Betsy O'Hogan, he wrote all sorts including waltzes, spiritual, & "military" such as The Toy Town Parade & The Tin Can Fusiliers. He was around during the first half of the last century.

    I don't know when he wrote The Tin Can Fusiliers, but he was born 1888, died in the 1960's.

    The badge with the lion, crown etc - looks like it's "meant to be British, with the motto & red/white/blue ribands, but with a non-specific crown.

    Posted

    Thanks for that Leigh, Tin can Fusileers is now moved from military into my civilian enamels/badges collection.

    Regards,

    Pete

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    S.F.P. (again, anybody know what this is for? I know its a stirrup pump!)

    I seem to remember the Stirrup Pump being connected to Air Raid Prevention / Civil Defence Services,

    a sub unit ?

    S(omething) Fire Protection :unsure:

    Kevin in Deva. :beer:

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