Addington Park War Hospital,Silver badge

A silver and enamel badge for staff who served at the Addington Park War Hospital near Croydon during the First World War. Established in December 1914, the hospital became a centre specialising in Enteric conditions such as Typhoid & Dysentery. See;https://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/addingtonpark.html
The badge is in enamelled silver and features a shield with a Red Cross with a plaque showing 1914-1918 above it.Some crazing to the enamel and one minor chip but otherwise condition is good.Pin and clasp intact. Hallmarks for HCF Ltd Birmingham 1918.Height 31mm

Code: 54074