WW1 PATRIOTIC & APPEAL BADGES FRANCE, ROYAL NAVY, LAMP, FOOTBALL, RED CROSS FETE

Description: SIX (6) PAPER WW1 AUSTRALIAN PATRIOTIC APPEAL BADGES: FRANCE, NAVY, TOC H, RED CROSS & LOCAL FOOTBALL CLUB RED CROSS CHARITY FUNDRAISER BADGE. France (French flag), Navy (White ensign), TOC H (dim Toc H lamp), Red Cross flags, Red Cross cloth (Army?) & local Football Club charity red cross fundraiser 'B F C Fete' (Ballarat/Bendigo ?). Condition: Ephemera dating from circa 1914 - 1918. Five of the six items are made of paper or card, one red cross is made of ine linen. One badge has a pin, four do not. The Red Cross patch is a sew-on type. The pictures refer and are to be taken as part of the item description. From a small collection. Notes: Toc H (as in 'he's as dim as a Toc H lamp') is an international Christian movement datting from 1915 during WW1. The name is an abbreviation for Talbot House, "Toc" signifying the letter T in the signals spelling alphabet used by the British Army in World War I. A soldiers' rest and recreation centre named Talbot House was founded in December 1915 at Poperinghe, Belgium. It aimed to promote Christianity and was named in memory of Gilbert Talbot, son of Lavinia Talbot and Edward Talbot, then Bishop of Winchester, who had been killed at Hooge in July 1915. The founders were Gilbert's elder brother Neville Talbot, then a senior army chaplain, and the Reverend Philip Thomas Byard (Tubby) Clayton. Talbot House was styled as an "Every Man's Club", where all soldiers were welcome, regardless of rank. It was "an alternative for the 'debauched' recreational life of the town". Maker marked. The pictures refer. Note: Wartime Comforts Fund Flag Day Fundraising pins, badges, Red Cross, Russian Relief, Wattle Day, Hospital, Nurses' and general Fundraising 'Flag Day' badges, O o St. J of J & Salvos pins and badges, TOC H etc. Charity appeal "flag day" fundraising pin badges were sold during the Great War to raise money for a variety of causes; mainly supporting the troops fighting on the various fronts, supporting the war effort, supporting wounded soldiers, widows etc. On Saturday 5th September 1914, Mrs Morrison (the founder of the World War One flag day movement) launched her first collection of the Great War. Three thousand six hundred collecting tins were issued and each collector carried a tray laden with flags. It soon became evident that the sellers - with their red, white and blue scarves, and members of the Boys' Brigade and Boy Scouts who assisted them, ?had entirely captured the sympathy of the public. The extraordinary success of Mrs Morrison's flag day was widely noticed, and soon she received letters from all parts of the country asking for information and assistance, as others were anxious to take up the idea, when it was seen how easily large sums could be obtained, by such a simple method. The holding of flag days as a rewarding means of raising money for worthy causes was proved for all to see. One of the most worthy of causes was that of raising money through the sale of penny-flags to help British prisoners of war in Germany. Condition note: The opinions expressed in the condition report are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. On items like this prospective buyers are encouraged to seek further information or request additional images during the auction period. ~ Thank you for browsing in the Shed of Finds ~ Payment: Australian buyers: Deposit to bank account at the Bendigo Bank, PayPal. 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Price: 9.95 AUD

Location: Melbourne, VIC

End Time: 2024-09-27T13:54:18.000Z

Shipping Cost: 14.43 AUD