WW2 Era New Zealand ( NZ ) Home Front Womens Land Service Brass Cap / Blouse Pin Badge

An attractive die struck brass badge with original pin and c clasp to the reverse indicating for wear on the blouse or jumper. In very good condition and scarce. Circa 3.7cm tall. Those versions with lugs were worn in the hat.

The Women’s Land Service, which was called the Women’s Land Army until 1942, was a government initiative to bolster the rural workforce which, given New Zealand was primarily an agricultural economy, became a major contributor to the war effort as its men departed for the front.

According to Corbett (The Regimental Badges of New Zealand), at its peak the NZ Women's Land Service had 2,000 women within its ranks. Disbanded 1946.

Code: 61636