Item: GB2049

WWI On War Service Badge, 1916

$45

Currency Converter

0% Buyer's Premium

eMedals proudly ships worldwide, see our shipping information

What's a max bid?

Your maximum bid should be the highest amount you're willing to pay for an item.

Your entered maximum bid will not be disclosed to the seller or other auction participants at any point.

Max bidding example:

If the current auction price is $100 dollars and you place a maximum bid of $120 dollars, the system will bid $101 dollars on your behalf.

If no other participant places a bid, you win that auction lot for $101 dollars.

If another auction participant places a bid of $110 dollars, the system will subsequently place a bid of $111 dollars on your behalf. The system will continue to bid in $1.00 dollar increments until your maximum bid of $120 dollars is exceeded.

If another auction participant places a bid for $125 dollars, the auction lot price will display $121 dollars having exceeded your previously submitted maximum bid by $1.00 dollar.

Buyer's Premium

All bids are subject to a Buyer's Premium which is in addition to the placed successful bid. The following rate of Buyer's Premium will be added to the Hammer Price of each Lot that you purchase:

Twenty-Two Percent (22%) of the Hammer Price

WWI On War Service Badge, 1916

WWI On War Service Badge, 1916 - Bronze, numbered "424435" and maker marked "J.R. GAUNT & SON LD LONDON" on the reverse, illustrating a triangle with the "On War Service" indented respectively on the sides, voided crown in the centre and the date "1916" at the base of the crown, crisp detail, 39.2 mm x 44.3 mm, vertical pinback, slight discolouration in one corner, very fine. Footnote: WWI British Home Front On War Service Badges were issued by the government and private firms from December 1914 onwards, to signify that the wearer was engaged in essential war work. This badge was introduced in 1916 for women involved in munitions production. It was issued after the completion of two months' work.