Canada, Commonwealth. A Rare St. John Ambulance Brigade Royal Visit Personnel Armband consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse with a crimped

the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened integral catch

A First War Period

minor patches of soiling are evident to the embroidery

William Edward Astley of Homebush

Canada, Commonwealth. A Rare St. John Ambulance Brigade Royal Visit Personnel Armband consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse with a crimpedConstructed of white cotton, the exterior bearing a machine embroidered St. John Ambulance Brigade insignia, flanked by a black dyed inscription of ROYAL VISIT and personnel identity number of NO. S 2113, with narrow black dyed tresses trimming both the top and bottom edges, fastened together with dual safety pins, unmarked, measuring 19. 5 cm (w) x 7 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.