British – WWI – 1914-Dated Army Medical Armbands – Chaplain

A pair of WWI linen armbands. The smaller of the two bearing a stamp reading: “Army Medical Service” and the date which appears to be “20.11.14” (20 November 1914). An additional circular stamp is faded but “voluntary aid” can be deciphered as well as a handwritten “144”. The larger armband has a faded, indecipherable stamp and the red cross portion appears to have been replaced with a larger cross sewn on. Inside is the remains of a cloth label with the word “Padre”.

An interesting and scarce pair of armbands from the First World War.