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WVS Uniform, Summer Dress (Front) Gwisg y WVS, Ffrog Haf

Montgomeryshire
Wales Trefaldwyn
Cymru

Women's Voluntary Service summer dress uniform. The WVS was officially launched by Lady Reading in June 1938. The WVS helped with the evacuation of children, air raids during the Blitz, the collection of clothing known as ‘Bundles for Britain', and the running of food banks and information points. The service continued to run after WW2 when food rationing remained in place. The uniforms were designed by Digby Morton in June 1939 with an overcoat and hat made of Harris Tweed supplied by Harrods. A suit uniform followed, but it was not free and cost £9 4s &d in 1940. By 1941 more affordable options were available and with rationing in place the uniforms were managed by the Ministry of Home Security. This dress is made of lightweight grey-green flannel fabric with Bakelite buttons. Two large rectangular pockets and a small breast pocket with WVS and location embroidered patch. ‘Welfare’ patch over each shoulder. WVS brooch pinned on left collar. Worn with a green felt beret. Gwisg haf Gwasanaeth Gwirfoddol y Merched – ffrog haf. Yn swyddogol lansiwyd y WVS gan y Fonesig Reading ym Mehefin 1938. Bu’r WVS yn helpu gyda mudo plant, cyrchoedd awyr yn ystod y Blitz, casglu dillad dan gynllun ‘Bundles for Britain', a rhedeg banciau bwyd a mannau gwybodaeth. Parhaodd y gwasanaeth hwn ar ôl diwedd yr Ail Ryfel Byd, pan roedd dognau bwyd yn dal i fodoli. Dyluniwyd y gwisgoedd gan Digby Morton ym Mehefin 1939 gyda chôt fawr a het a wnaethpwyd o Frethyn Harris a gyflenwyd gan Harrods. Wedyn daeth gwisg siwt, ond roedd yn rhaid talu amdano – y pris oedd £9 4s &d ym 1940. Erbyn 1941 roedd opsiynau mwy fforddiadwy ar gael, a gyda’r dognau’n parhau, y Weinyddiaeth Diogelwch Cartref oedd yn rheoli’r gwisgoedd. Gwnaethpwyd y ffrog hon o ddefnydd gwlanen ysgafn, lliw llwydwyrdd gyda botymau ‘bakelite’. Mae arni ddwy boced fawr siâp petryal a phoced brest bach gyda chlwt brodwaith y WVS a’r lleoliad. Mae clwt ‘Lles’ ar bob ysgwydd. Byddai tlws y WVS yn cael ei wisgo ar y coler chwith. Ar y pen gwisgai beret ffelt gwyrdd.

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