GREAT BRITAIN Civil Defence Corps armband and lapel pin

$35.00

GREAT BRITAIN, Civil Defence Corps, armband and lapel pin, Civil Defence Corps Rescue squad, cloth & enamelled brass, arm band is 451x92mm, badge is 18x26mm, yellow cloth with buckle, dated 1954. XF

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Description

The Civil Defence Corps was created in 1949 to handle local government functions in the event of a national emergency such as a nuclear attack. It was disbanded in 1968. Parts of its missions were taken by other organizations.

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