Veteran's Badge

The Veteran's Badge is a badge awarded by the Ministry of Defence to any person who served in the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force or Regular Reserves of the British Armed Forces.[1]

Veteran's Badge
A Veteran's Badge in its presentation box.
Awarded forServing in either the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force or Regular Reserves.
Country
StatusCurrently Awarded
Established2004

History

In 2004, the Veteran's Badge was established by the then Minister for Veterans Ivor Caplin[2] to show that a person had served in the British Armed Forces, though the badge was exclusively awarded to Second World War Veterans at the start.[3]This was later changed when the categories were broadened so that any veteran of the British Armed Forces may apply and receive one.[4]

The aim of the badge was to make identifying veterans in public easier. The first Veteran's Badge was awarded to Lord Healey who served at the Battle of Monte Cassino.[5]

The badge is not awarded posthumously.[2]

Description

The badge is an enamelled, engraved, and pinned, lapel badge with the words 'HM Armed Forces - Veteran'. It encompasses the Tri-Service, Anchor of the Royal Navy, Crossed Swords of the British Army and Eagle motif of the Royal Air Force.[6]

A Veteran's Badge being proudly worn on a lapel.

See also

References
  1. "Apply for a veterans badge or a medal". GOV.UK.
  2. "RBL - Veterans' Lapel Badge". support.britishlegion.org.uk.
  3. "Have you applied for a Veteran's Badge? • The Military Times". The Military Times. September 11, 2019.
  4. "Apply for a veterans badge - mygov.scot". www.mygov.scot.
  5. "Military medals: a matter of honour". November 2, 2018.
  6. http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/rbcimages/hm%20armed%20forces%20veterans%20badge.jpg
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