| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL29101.003 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Uniform |
| Physical description | Cotton |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1946-1951 |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 Second World War, 1939-1945 Period 1940-1949 British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
YWCA Officers rank slide : Joan Merrit Haigh
Description
Khaki cotton rank slide. The slide has three red cotton stripes sewn horizontally above two khaki tapes. These tapes are embroidered in white with the letters 'Y.M.C.A.' and 'Y.W.C.A.'
History / Summary
Associated with Joan Merrit Haigh, MBE, who served with the YWCA as a welfare officer in Japan after World War Two and later with the British Occupation Forces of the Rhineland in Germany.