Set out below are various badges associated with the London Ambulance Column. They were issued by the War Office. The badges ensured that members of the Column were admitted to those parts of the mainline station that were off limits to the general public when the trains carrying wounded soldiers arrived in London.

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	Brass Collar Badge - Ambulance Column London Dist. Secured by two lugs on the reverse and a split pin. It measures 1½ x 1½ inches (35mm x 35mm). There is no indication of the maker. Worn by the men as a pair at either the collar or lapel of the uniform jacket. This is the badge most usually associated with the Column.
	Cap Badge - Ambulance Column London District This badge was worn by both the men and women of the Column. Secured by two lugs and a split pin on the reverse and measures 1½ x 1½ inches. For a description of a women’s hat and badge – see IWM Catalogue number – UNI 8494.
	Brass Shoulder Badge Ambulance Column Attached to London District Secured by two lugs on the reverse and a split pin. It measures 1½ x 1½ inches (35mm x 35mm). There is no indication of the maker. Similar to the Cap Badge. And the same size. Photos show some men in the uniform jackets wearing this badge on both epaulettes at the shoulder.
	Hallmarked Silver & Enamel Badge Secured by a brooch pin and was likely to have been issued to lady to pin to her uniform or coat lapel. It has a diameter of 1 inch (25mm). The reverse is hallmarked Birmingham with the year letter P for 1914. The maker’s mark “L & S” refers to Levi & Salaman. The reverse of this particular example is also stamped with the number 70 indicating that a record may have been kept of the people issued with this silver brooch.
	Silver replica of the Column’s badge A silver replica set with rubies. Secured by a brooch pin, it measures 1½ x 1½ inches (35mm x 35mm). It is believed to be one of only three made and presented at the end of the war. It was awarded to Dorothy Franklin, a volunteer telephonist, in recognition of her contribution to the Column’s work.