Red Cross badge help

[chris clark]

Hi
Not my field nor the best pics but what you think guys

[chris clark]

Rear

[Gregorio Torres]

No red flags on this brooch

[chris clark]

Great news
Did different towns have their own engraving and numbers on the rear as normal

[peterm]

Hi Chris!

Look for member "albertcher"-postings. You will find a lot of other badges from other towns.

Kind regards, Peter

[chris clark]

Great thank you very much

[Il_brillante]

[albertcher]

Hi,

nice one! Every sisterhood (Schwesternschaft) had its own name (this could be the name of the town where it was located or an abstract name) embossed on the back and also a number. The brooches were handed out to the nurses by number.

Your brooch is/was a silver one, that means it was most likely handed out to a former female auxiliary that took part in a wartime course, became a nurse and was attached to a sisterhood (but not a full member). She was not regarded as a full nurse with a proper (peacetime) education. The last one wouzld have received a golden one.

Regards

[chris clark]

Thank you very much for the infomation and the difference with peace time and war time qualifications