WW2 Royal Marine Division &116th Infantry Brigade, Royal Marines Embroidered Cloth Formation Shoulder Sign Flash Designation Patch Badge
Paste back variety depicting Neptune's trident, in yellow, upright on an inverted scarlet isosceles triangle with domed top. In very good condition.
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10.00 GBP
Southern Command (UK) Miscellaneous Units Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation Badge
In unissued condition. A rare formation sign in this interesting series. Colours bright. It is still unclear which units actually wore this!
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1102 refers.
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15.00 GBP
Royal Welch Fusiliers (RWF) Black Tails (Queue Ribbons) Cloth Flash Regimental Distinction
Five black silk ribbon tails sewn together in a fan. front clean, reverse with glue marks and traces of mildew, but does not have an ordure. A large item at circa 19cms tall and 15.5cms wide. Some service wear.
Worn at the back of the collar, originally this had been a bow of broad ribbon worn with the greased pigtail to protect the uniform jacket, known as 'Queue Ribbons'... read more
2nd King Edward VIIs Own Gurkha Rifles Regiment Regimental Flash Designation For Wear on the Gurkha Hat
Worn circa 1900 - 1944, and again by all ranks from 1946 - 1961 on the Gurkha hat. Worn in opposite ways by the 1st and 2nd battalions Each square is circa 12mm tall and 15mm wide. Minor edge wear and glue to reverse as removed from hat.
The Gurkha Museum publication "Insignia of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Simoor Rifles) Fig 2GR D29 refers.
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Post WW2 - British Commonwealth (Occupation) Forces
Woven silk example of the yellow and red king's crown above the tri-part scroll, " British Forces Commonwealth ", removed from uniform. Worn by the British Indian, Australian and New Zealand Forces, (including the RAF) who made up the "Brindiv" occupation Force in Japan. Pre 1952.
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10.00 GBP
WW2 11 Eleven Corps Printed Cloth Formation Shoulder Sign Flash Patch Designation Arm Badge
Removed from uniform, slight stain to martello tower and edges now unfolded otherwise in good overall condition.
Davis No 53 refers (described by him as 'rare')
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15.00 GBP
50th (Northumbrian) Division ( Tyne & Tees (TT)) Printed Formation Sign
A printed TT formation sign, unissued condition. Circa 6 by 6.2cm. The final photo is of the reverse.
The 50th ( Northumbrian ) Division was a first-line Territorial Army Division. It fought with distinction in Europe and North Africa, and were present at the Normandy landings.
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20.00 GBP
WW2 (Royal Army Service Corps) RASC Printed Air Despatch Formation Sign Patch Flash Designation Badge
An early WW2 printed removed from uniform example of the left facing yellow " Dakota " on a blue background, worn by Air Despatch units of the RASC. This is the version with the truncated tail fin. Side and bottom edges folded over but looks to be in very good condition.
Davis No 199 refers.
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45.00 GBP
WW Southern Command (UK) Pioneer Corps Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation Badge
Removed from uniform but in good condition. This one in the correct colours.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1097 refers.
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10.00 GBP
Cold War Lancashire and Border District & North Western District Embroidered Felt Cloth Formation Sign Patch Flash Designation Patch
Removed from uniform, some damage to felt on bottom edge otherwise in reasonable condition. A Red Rose in a Yellow on a green background. The intertwined lines of the badge represent two borders of Scotland and Wales which formed the north and western borders of the district.
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10.00 GBP