SMGO-0758 British Women’s Land Army Pin

A Second War British Women’s Land Army Badge – Bronze with red and green enamels, illustrating a wheat sheaf surrounded by the inscription “WOMENS LAND ARMY”, surmounted by the Royal crown, 26.2 mm x 36 mm, horizontal pinback, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The British Women’s Land Army was first set up in January 1917 during the First World War and re-formed in June 1939, in preparation for the Second World War. It was not for those already employed in the field of agriculture, but for volunteers who were willing to make agriculture their wartime profession. Over 200,000 women and girls accepted the challenge, with some even serving after the war until November 1950.