Women's Royal Army Corps Cap Badge. United Kingdom.

$8.00

Anodised (stay bright) St Edward's (Queen's) crown cap/beret badge for Women's Royal Army Corps (W.R.A.C.), British Army. United Kingdom.
Pre-1992.
Manufactured by: J.R. Gaunt, Birmingham.

Good condition and complete with slider. Ref: F16.

The Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) was the corps to which all women in the British Army belonged from 1949 to 1992 except medical, dental and veterinary officers and chaplains, who belonged to the same corps as the men.
The WRAC was formed on 1 February 1949 as the successor to the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS).
The motto the Corps adopted was, 'Suaviter in Modo, Fortiter in Re' (Gentle in Manner, Resolute in Deed).
The WRAC was eventually disbanded in 1992 when women were integrated into the rest of the Army. This was the last time there was a separate corps for women in the British Army.

Badge: A laurel wreath surmounted by a monarchial crown. Within the wreath is a pierced lioness rampant facing dexter.
The wreath and crown come from the badge of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) to indicate their continuity.
As lions appear regularly in regimental badges, the lioness is symbolic of the service of women. This is the only example of a lioness appearing on an Army badge.

Anodised (stay bright) St Edward's (Queen's) crown cap/beret badge for Women's Royal Army Corps (W.R.A.C.), British Army. United Kingdom.
Pre-1992.
Manufactured by: J.R. Gaunt, Birmingham.

Good condition and complete with slider. Ref: F16.

The Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) was the corps to which all women in the British Army belonged from 1949 to 1992 except medical, dental and veterinary officers and chaplains, who belonged to the same corps as the men.
The WRAC was formed on 1 February 1949 as the successor to the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS).
The motto the Corps adopted was, 'Suaviter in Modo, Fortiter in Re' (Gentle in Manner, Resolute in Deed).
The WRAC was eventually disbanded in 1992 when women were integrated into the rest of the Army. This was the last time there was a separate corps for women in the British Army.

Badge: A laurel wreath surmounted by a monarchial crown. Within the wreath is a pierced lioness rampant facing dexter.
The wreath and crown come from the badge of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) to indicate their continuity.
As lions appear regularly in regimental badges, the lioness is symbolic of the service of women. This is the only example of a lioness appearing on an Army badge.