Women's Royal Air Force WRAF Lapel Pin

{"id":2004419444823,"title":"Women's Royal Air Force WRAF Lapel Pin","handle":"womens-royal-air-force-wraf-lapel-pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eWear this WRAF\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePin with pride at any time of the year not just Remembrance Week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade with High quality metals and enamels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 x Rear metal butterfly pin fasteners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 35mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldwide postage will be added at checkout for your country destination. Using the current Royal Mail Standard Delivery Tariffs. Tracked \u0026amp; Signed options are available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy not purchase a pack of Spring Loaded Chrome Pin Savers, never lose another lapel pin. Very secure. Then keep safe in one of our presentation\/storage boxes. (Click On The Images)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Chrome Pin Savers Poppy Pin Remembrance Flower\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/products\/allen-key-pin-saver?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=4e9e0d50c\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"120\" width=\"90\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/3549\/products\/ChromeSaver_160x160.jpg?v=1589831146\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca title=\"Gift Box Storage Box Presentation Box 30mm 30mm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/products\/presentation-box-storage-box-gift-box-remembrance-pins?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=82e00be4e\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"122\" width=\"93\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/3549\/files\/Presentation_box_2_480x480.jpg?v=1572216854\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eWomen's Royal Air Force\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003eWRAF\u003c\/b\u003e) was the women's branch of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" title=\"Royal Air Force\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e. It existed in two separate incarnations, from 1918 to 1920 and from 1949 to 1994.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThe first Women's Royal Air Force was an auxiliary organization of the Royal Air Force which was founded in 1918. The original intent of the WRAF was to provide female \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mechanic\" title=\"Mechanic\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003emechanics\u003c\/a\u003e in order to free up men for service in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" title=\"World War I\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eWorld War I\u003c\/a\u003e. However, the organization saw huge enrollment, with women volunteering for positions as drivers and mechanics and filling other wartime needs. This first WRAF was disbanded in 1920. The last veteran from this era was for a while thought to be \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gladys_Powers\" title=\"Gladys Powers\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eGladys Powers\u003c\/a\u003e, who died in 2008, but \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florence_Green\" title=\"Florence Green\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eFlorence Green\u003c\/a\u003e, who died in February 2012,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Royal_Air_Force#cite_note-1\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e was subsequently found to be the last-known surviving WRAF veteran.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Royal_Air_Force#cite_note-2\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eOn 1 February 1949, the name was revived when the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Auxiliary_Air_Force\" title=\"Women's Auxiliary Air Force\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eWomen's Auxiliary Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been founded in 1939, was renamed the Women's Royal Air Force. The WRAF and the RAF grew closer over the following decades, with increasing numbers of trades opened to women, and the two services formally merged in 1994, marking the full assimilation of women into the British forces and the end of the Women's Royal Air Force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThe Central Band of the WRAF, one of only two all-female bands in the British Armed Forces, was disbanded in 1972. Some of its musicians transferred to the Band of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Royal_Army_Corps\" title=\"Women's Royal Army Corps\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eWomen's Royal Army Corps\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-03-12T09:54:05+00:00","created_at":"2019-03-12T09:59:53+00:00","vendor":"Military Remembrance Pins","type":"Unit Lapel Pins","tags":["ARDUA","PER","Royal Air Force","Woman","women","Womens","Womens Royal Air Force","WRAF"],"price":900,"price_min":900,"price_max":900,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":19782337658967,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"C37","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Women's Royal Air Force WRAF Lapel Pin","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":900,"weight":15,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":40,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/WomensRoyalAirforceLapActual.jpg?v=1692004145","\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Rear_WRAF_Lap.jpg?v=1692004145"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/WomensRoyalAirforceLapActual.jpg?v=1692004145","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23001138987095,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":2400,"width":1800,"src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/WomensRoyalAirforceLapActual.jpg?v=1692004145"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/WomensRoyalAirforceLapActual.jpg?v=1692004145","width":1800},{"alt":null,"id":955363688535,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.887,"height":853,"width":757,"src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Rear_WRAF_Lap.jpg?v=1692004145"},"aspect_ratio":0.887,"height":853,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Rear_WRAF_Lap.jpg?v=1692004145","width":757}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eWear this WRAF\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePin with pride at any time of the year not just Remembrance Week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade with High quality metals and enamels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 x Rear metal butterfly pin fasteners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 35mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldwide postage will be added at checkout for your country destination. Using the current Royal Mail Standard Delivery Tariffs. Tracked \u0026amp; Signed options are available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy not purchase a pack of Spring Loaded Chrome Pin Savers, never lose another lapel pin. Very secure. Then keep safe in one of our presentation\/storage boxes. (Click On The Images)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Chrome Pin Savers Poppy Pin Remembrance Flower\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/products\/allen-key-pin-saver?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=4e9e0d50c\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"120\" width=\"90\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/3549\/products\/ChromeSaver_160x160.jpg?v=1589831146\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca title=\"Gift Box Storage Box Presentation Box 30mm 30mm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/products\/presentation-box-storage-box-gift-box-remembrance-pins?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=82e00be4e\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"122\" width=\"93\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/3549\/files\/Presentation_box_2_480x480.jpg?v=1572216854\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eWomen's Royal Air Force\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003eWRAF\u003c\/b\u003e) was the women's branch of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" title=\"Royal Air Force\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e. It existed in two separate incarnations, from 1918 to 1920 and from 1949 to 1994.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThe first Women's Royal Air Force was an auxiliary organization of the Royal Air Force which was founded in 1918. The original intent of the WRAF was to provide female \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mechanic\" title=\"Mechanic\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003emechanics\u003c\/a\u003e in order to free up men for service in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" title=\"World War I\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eWorld War I\u003c\/a\u003e. However, the organization saw huge enrollment, with women volunteering for positions as drivers and mechanics and filling other wartime needs. This first WRAF was disbanded in 1920. The last veteran from this era was for a while thought to be \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gladys_Powers\" title=\"Gladys Powers\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eGladys Powers\u003c\/a\u003e, who died in 2008, but \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florence_Green\" title=\"Florence Green\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eFlorence Green\u003c\/a\u003e, who died in February 2012,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Royal_Air_Force#cite_note-1\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e was subsequently found to be the last-known surviving WRAF veteran.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Royal_Air_Force#cite_note-2\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eOn 1 February 1949, the name was revived when the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Auxiliary_Air_Force\" title=\"Women's Auxiliary Air Force\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eWomen's Auxiliary Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e, which had been founded in 1939, was renamed the Women's Royal Air Force. The WRAF and the RAF grew closer over the following decades, with increasing numbers of trades opened to women, and the two services formally merged in 1994, marking the full assimilation of women into the British forces and the end of the Women's Royal Air Force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eThe Central Band of the WRAF, one of only two all-female bands in the British Armed Forces, was disbanded in 1972. Some of its musicians transferred to the Band of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Royal_Army_Corps\" title=\"Women's Royal Army Corps\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eWomen's Royal Army Corps\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}