A superb - difficult to find - World War I (1914) Boy Scout Service cloth badge

This is a superb example of a difficult to find World War I (1914) Boy Scout Service cloth badge. Boy Scouts who worked towards the war effort were entitled to wear a war service badge, two versions were issued. Both were made of red felt and bore a date and the King's crown. The 1914 war service badge was awarded for 28 days unpaid service, while the 1918 one was awarded for 50 days unpaid service. Scouts were used in many ways to support home service troops in the war, taking messages and general administration being the primary function. There were about 80,000 war service badges awarded during the four years.

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