American Ambulance Great Britain Cap Badge. Rare women's insignia 1940-1945

  
American Ambulance Great Britain - Cap Badge. On offer is an original item of insignia. Reverse fittings: Retains one (1 x) of its original blade fittings, the other now missing.

(AAGB) was established in 1940 by a group of Americans living in London for the purpose of providing emergency vehicles and ambulance crews to the United Kingdom during. By the end of the Second World War the American Ambulance operated a fleet of 300 vehicles, most of which were ambulances. The American Ambulance, Great Britain, operated from 17 x stations across Great Britain, with five located in London and one each in Cardiff, Cambridge, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading & Tunbridge Wells. The ambulance staff comprised around 400 British women aged between 18 and 45.

S ome of whom were seconded from the Mechanised Transport Corps (for Women) and the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry / Women's Transport Services. During the course of the war, three British women members of the organisation were killed on active service. A rare item of Women's insignia. See My Other listings: See my other listings of items for sale for a good selection of British & World Medals etc.

International Tracked & Signed: GBP 50. Other Items For Sale: See my other listings of items for sale pertaining to the British and World Militaria. This item is in the category "Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Badges". The seller is "benachie" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, France.

• Type: Badges
• Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
• Era: 1914-1945
• Country/ Organization: Allies - United States in United Kingdom
• Service: Home Front/ Civil Defence
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Modified Item: No