The badge is made from copper alloy and would have originally been enamelled in green and red. The central motif is that of a sheaf of grain. Much of the green enamelling behind the sheaf has fallen out and there is almost no trace of the red enamelling from the crown. The pin on the back of the badge has not survived. There were strict rules about how to wear the WLA uniform and this badge formed part of the standard uniform of the Land Army recruit. It was most likely worn on her hat, jumper or tie. The Land Army placed women on farms that needed workers. Members of the WLA came from all walks of life and they were critical to increasing the country’s food production. Despite many of them having little to no agricultural experience, they ploughed, grew produce, looked after livestock, and drove tractors along with much more. One notable member during the First World War was Lily Chitty who was an archaeologist that specialised in the prehistoric archaeology of Wales and the west of England. There were an estimated 300,000 women working on the land during the First World War. During the Second World War, Lady Gertrude Denman, the Director of the WLA summarised the importance of the Land Girls in this quote ‘The land army fights in the fields. It is in the fields of Britain that the most critical battle of the present war may well be fought and won’. Despite women directly replacing many of the male agricultural workers who had signed up, the Land Girls were paid less than men for the same work. The WLA had a specialist forestry branch called the Timber Corps who were set up in 1942 who were used to help source and prepare wood. Around 6000 women (nicknamed Lumber Jills) worked in the Timber Corps. The WLA was officially disbanded on 30 November 1950. In October 2012 a memorial to the WLA of both World Wars was unveiled by the then Prince of Wales. In October 2014 a memorial statue to both the Women’s Timber Corps and the Women’s Land Army was unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, England.