11th Hussars (Prince Albert\'s Own) Regiment Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge 11H ano staybrite cap badge. Maker FIRMIN LONDON on slider. VGC. The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert\'s Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales\' Own) to form the Royal Hussars in 1969.

15th King\'s Hussars Officer Service Dress (OSD) Cap Badge c1902-22 Very nice 15th O.S.D. khaki forage cap badge on blades. MEREBIMUR motto latin \'we shall be worthy\'. VGC Dims: 41x30mm. The 15th The King\'s Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. First raised in 1759, it saw service over two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated with the 19th Royal Hussars into the 15th/19th The King\'s Royal Hussars in 1922.

16 Air Assault Brigade Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) Parachute Drop Zone (DZ) Patch Badge 16 AA Bde, R.I.R. large green and black diagonal woven cloth Para D.Z. patch.

16th (Lincoln) Independent Parachute Company Formation Sign 1956-64 A scarce Para patch adopted in 1956, which was designed by two of its officers and was worn until it was replaced in 1964. Facing Right, an armoured Car. Worn on the Battle Dress Uniform. Near VGC. Some writing on reverse. Ref: BoBD 5087.

16th The Queen\'s Own Lancers Bi-Metal Collar Badge 16th The Queens Own Lancers Bi-metal Collar Badge. Kings Crown pre 1952. VGC. Two loops to the reverse of each with sweat / braising / expansion holes to rear. Sharp detail and with no damage to lance pennants.

16th/5th Queen\'s Royal Lancers (QRL) Anodised Cap Badge Maker Dowler 16th/5th Q.R.L. anodised aluminium cap badge make marked \'DOWLER BIRMINGHAM\'. VGC. The 16th/5th The Queen\'s Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 16th The Queen\'s Lancers and the 5th Royal Irish Lancers in 1922. The reason for the uniquely atypical regimental title (with a higher number preceding a lower) was that the 5th had been re-raised in 1858 almost 60 years after being disbanded, and when re-raised took precedence after the 17th Lancers. After service in the Second World War and the Gulf War, the regiment amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form the Queen\'s Royal Lancers in 1993.

17th (Northern) Division WW1 Cloth Formation Sign Badge. 17th (Northern) Div WWI cloth formation sign patch. c1914-19. Good rare red felt rectangle embroidered with white dot and dash (morse code) representing the top of the numerals 17. Removed from uniform with service wear. Came with an East Yorkshire (Yorks) brass shoulder title on \'electrical\' round shaped loops with backing plate and an unusual cross (French?) stylised pin (bent). So, I am keeping all together. The 17th (Northern) Division was created under Northern Command in September 1914, just a month after the British entry into the Great War, from men volunteering for Lord Kitchener\'s New Armies. Most of the volunteers had had little prior military experience. Worsening the situation was an acute lack of experienced officers and NCOs to train the new men. The division, commanded by Major General Walter Kenyon-Slaney, part of Kitchener\'s Second New Army (K2), concentrated throughout Dorset for training, moving to Hampshire in late May 1915. In early July the division sent advance parties to France in preparation for a move overseas, the rest of the division following a week later, moving to Saint-Omer for concentration. The Division was to remain on the Western Front for the rest of the war. Most of 1915 being spent in the southern sector of the Ypres Salient. VC Winners of the 17th Div: Sergeant Harold Colley, 10th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Private Tom Dresser, 7th (Service) Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales\'s Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Sergeant Harold Jackson, 7th (Service) Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Corporal Frank Lester, 10th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers.

17th/21st Lancers Regt Other Ranks Brass Shoulder Title 17 / 21 Lancers with two square lugs to the reverse. Some original finish remains. VGC. Circa 5cm wide and 1.5cm tall (ignoring the forward slash between the 17 and 21). Ref: Westlake 173. The 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in England by the amalgamation of the 17th Lancers and the 21st Lancers in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War, it amalgamated with the 16th/5th The Queen\'s Royal Lancers to form the Queen\'s Royal Lancers in 1993.

1897 Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (RGH) Prince of Wales Visit to Cheltenham Glos Souvenir Medal Coin Dated, 1897 a commemorative coin struck for the \'Coming H.R.H. Prince of Wales Visit to Cheltenham\' and \'Gloucestershire Yeomanry\'. Light alloy, believed given to the R.G.H.Y. personnel on parade and children who attended the HRH PoW visit. GC. Dia: 20mm. The arrangements for the Prince of Wales\' visit and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations were co-ordinated by a Committee which was appointed at a public meeting in March 1897 and liaised with the Town Improvement Committee. The Prince of Wales visited Cheltenham on 13 May 1897 to review the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars on the Drill Ground in Prestbury Park. The Royal Party arrived at the Midland Railway station and then processed through the town to the Pittville Pump Room and from there to the Drill Ground. Queen Victoria\'s Diamond Jubilee was celebrated on 20 June 1897 and it was proposed to adopt and sponsor the Victoria Home in Cheltenham as a permanent memorial of the occasion. The Committee also arranged for vouchers worth 2 shillings to be given to old people and a tea was organized for Sunday School children. A commemorative medal was also given to the children. A number of special events were organised for the general public and these included a procession of cyclists, a pageant and an \"aquatic fête\".

1910-35 Royal Engineers (RE) GV Brass Other Ranks Cap Badge cWW1 R.E. George V cypher brass cap badge on slider. GC.

1914 Silver HM Royal Engineers London Electrical Engineers Officer\'s Field Service Cap Badge Scarce silver and enamel RE Officer pattern cap badge. The London Electrical Engineers. Solid Silver and Enamel. Hall Marked: Birmingham England, \'P\' for 1914. Vertical pin attachment as issued. Maker marked DD? Insignia: A Knight\'s arm emerging from a turret, wearing chainmail and gauntlet. Clenching seven bolts of lightning. Superimposed upon crossed rifles, surmounted with a Tudor/King\'s Imperial Crown. Circlet motto inscribed: \'ARS MARTIS COMES\' Latin - \'Art for Art\'s Sake\'. Unit Formed 27 Apr 1897. In 1914 August the Unit was employed in the duties of Coastal Defence; Anti-Aircraft Searchlights and General Engineering work at home and abroad. Measurements: 31mm x 23mm.

1936-52 Royal Engineers (RE) GVI Brass Other Ranks Cap Badge cWW2 R.E. George VI cypher brass cap badge on slider. Some stain spots, otherwise near VGC.

1941 Silver HM Derbyshire Yeomanry (WW2 Recce) Sweetheart Badge Scarce and superb, Derbyshire silver and enamel Yeo sweetheart badge HM \'R\' for 1941 Birmingham England. The Derbyshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, which served as a cavalry regiment and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and provided two Reconnaissance Regiments in the Second World War, before being amalgamated with the Leicestershire Yeomanry to form the Leicestershire and Derbyshire (Prince Albert\'s Own) Yeomanry in 1957.

1942 Dtd German Kriegsmarine Navy Naval Musician Trade Sleeve Badge Nice WW2 metal cloth Music qualification patch, Kriegsmarine (KM) Ärmelabzeichen Musiklaufbahn. VGC. Maker stamped \'JFS\' for Josef Feix Söhne, Gablonz) and \'42.

1944 H.M. Silver WW2 18th Warwickshire (Coventry) Battalion Women\'s Auxiliary Home Guard (HG) Badge Rare, 18th Warwicks Women\'s H.G. Aux silver badge maker marked THOMAS FATTORNI LIMITED BIRMINGHAM and silver Hall Marks (HM) for B\'ham 1944 (\'U\').

1944 Published The Women\'s Land Army (WLA) Sackville-West Vita Sackville-West W.L.A. by Sackville-West, Vita. Published by Michael Joseph, 1944. Sound copy with dust cover and plastic protection cover. Faults are paper dust jacket missing on rear bottom of back of book and the top of the spine. Otherwise, a good copy. First Edition. A first printing of the first edition - with frontispiece and 62 pages of photographic plates. \'Published under the auspices of The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.\' \'Dedicated by Gracious Permission to the Patron of the Womens Land Army Her Majesty the Queen.\' \'Book Production War Economy Standard.

1962 Annual Bisley Marksman \'Crossed Rifles\' A.C.F. & C.C.F. Cloth Prize Badge Scarce Bisley marksmen competition shooting badge for the annual comp year of 1962. Worn by members of the Army (ACF) and Combined Cadet Force (CCF) shooters. VGC.

1969 Annual Bisley Marksman \'Crossed Rifles\' A.C.F. & C.C.F. Cloth Prize Badge Scarce Bisley marksmen competition shooting badge for the annual comp year of 1969. Worn by members of the Army (ACF) and Combined Cadet Force (CCF) shooters. VGC.

1994 Only Amalgamation Parade Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire (RGBW) Presidential Unit Citation Pin Badge Firmin 1994, made by \'FIRMIN LONDON\' for the forming of the R.G.B.W. parade \'Presenting the Colours\' by HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh presiding on 8 Jun 94. Worn on both arms No1 and No2 Dress. The U.S.A. (President Truman) granted the award in recognition of the Glosters \'Imjin River\' action in the Korean War. VGC. The Army United States Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II). The unit must display such gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions so as to set it apart from and above other units participating in the same campaign.

1st Duke of York\'s Own Skinner\'s Horse British Indian Army Cap Collar Badge 1922-47 Field cap size/collar. Set on crossed lances a York rose Surmounted by a King\'s / Imperial Crown. Scroll reads the motto in Persian: HIMMAT I MARDAN MADAD I KHUDA \"God helps those who help themselves\". Indian cast. Great quality. Measurements: 30x24mm. 1921 - Amalgamation 1st & 3rd. 1922 - 1st Duke of York\'s Own Skinner\'s Horse. 1927 - Skinner\'s Horse (1st Duke of York\'s Own Cavalry) 1947 - Remained with Indian Army. 1950 - Skinner\'s Horse (1st Horse).

1st Infantry Division Formation Sign Patch Badge 1st Inf Div \'buckskin white leather\' on red felt cloth Formation flash badge. VGC.

1st King\'s Dragoon Guards (KDG) Cap Badge c1937-59, 1st K.D.G a nice, brass, cap badge with slider fastening. Near, VGC. Ref: KK1885. The 1st King\'s Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment was raised by Sir John Lanier in 1685 as the 2nd Queen\'s Regiment of Horse, named in honour of Queen Mary, consort of King James II. It was renamed the 2nd King\'s Own Regiment of Horse in 1714 in honour of George I. The regiment attained the title 1st King\'s Dragoon Guards in 1751. The regiment served as horse cavalry until 1937 when it was mechanised with light tanks. The regiment became part of the Royal Armoured Corps in 1939. After service in the First World War and the Second World War, the regiment amalgamated with the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen\'s Bays) in 1959 to form the 1st The Queen\'s Dragoon Guards.

1st Queen\'s Dragoon Guards (QDG) Gilding Metal Shoulder Title Badge Q.D.G. small gilding metal shoulder title. Square lugs. VGC. Height 10mm. Width 28mm. Ref: Westlake 28. 1st The Queen\'s Dragoon Guards (QDG) is a regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps of the British Army. Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales and the bordering English counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, and Shropshire, and is the senior cavalry regiment, and therefore senior regiment of the line of the British Army.

1st Royal Canadian Artillery Shoulder Titles 1st R.C.A. embroidered cloth shoulder titles pair cWW2. VGC.

1st Royal Dragoons Anodised Aluminium Collar Badges Pre 1969, 1st Royal Dragoons Ano Staybrite collar badges. Near matching pair. VGC. The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It served for three centuries and was in action during the First and the Second World Wars. It was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals in 1969.

1st Royal Lancashire Militia (Duke Of Lancaster\'s Own) Silver Plated Officer Pattern Button 1st Royal Lancs Militia large 25mm. Silver-plated for Offr Military uniform, pre-1881 with Queen Victoria\'s Crown. \'JENNENS & Co LONDON\' maker marked VGC. The 1st Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster\'s Own) was an auxiliary regiment raised in the county of Lancashire in North West England during the 17th Century. Primarily intended for home defence, it saw active service in Ireland under King William III, as well as against the Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745. It spent long periods on defence duties during the wars of the 18th Century and early 19th Century, and was stationed on the Ionian Islands during the Crimean War. It later became part of the King\'s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) and saw active service in the Second Boer War. After its conversion to the Special Reserve under the Haldane Reforms, it supplied reinforcements to the fighting battalions during World War I. After a shadowy postwar existence the unit was finally disbanded in 1953.

1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Officer\'s Silver-Plated Pouch Belt Badge c1883-1902 Great condition, 1st VB Royal Warwicks Officer Pattern sliver-plated pouch belt badge. Screw posts to rear. Worn c1883-1902. 1st & 2nd Battalions, 1st (Birmingham) Warwickshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, based in Birmingham, renamed as 1st Volunteer Battalion in 1883. Measurements: 90x66mm

1st/5th Royal New South Wales Lancers (Recce) c1960s Cap Badge Nice heavy plated vintage 1st/5th N.S.W. Australian Cavalry cap badge on pins. GC. some minor wear to highpoints.

2004 Dtd Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire (RGBW) Regiment Last Pattern Back Cap Badge c2002 - 2007 the \'last / 3rd Pattern\' R.G.B.W. all ranks \'new metal\' back badge on blades. Unissued gold stove glazed back badge still sealed in its FIRMIN & SONS plc packet dated 2004. Mint. On 16 December 2004, the Ministry of Defence announced a reorganisation of the infantry regiments. In preparation for this, the regiment was moved from the Prince of Wales\' Division to the Light Division and renamed the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry in July 2005. On 24 November 2005, the Ministry of Defence announced further changes to the amalgamations. The regiment would amalgamate with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Green Jackets and The Light Infantry to form a new large regiment to be called The Rifles. The new regiment came into existence in 2007.

2013 Dated Rifles Regiment Back Cap Badge Unissued still in packet, a silver stove glazed \'new metal\' Rifles Regt back badge. Sealed Firmin Packet is dated 2013. Worn on No1 / No2 Dress Rifles all ranks caps and ACF, CCF berets. Badge maker marked \'F&S\' (Firmin & Sons). Mint. 2007. 1st Battalion, an amalgamation of the 1st Battalion, Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and the 1st Battalion, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. Initially configured in the light role as part of 3 Commando Brigade, it moved to 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales under Army 2020, before being transferred to the 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team in 2019. Personnel are based at Alexander Barracks, Cyprus. In 2027, the battalion will move to Caerwent Station.

2014 Dated Royal Naval (RN) Diver Patch Qualification Trade Badge Royal Navy Diver badge still sealed in packet ltd 2014. 1 star above Diver\'s Helmet indicates on qualifying professionally for Able Rate, AB class 1, operationally trained to carry out basic tasks and expected to train for next level as Leading Hand. VGC.

2016 Dtd Petty Officer (PO) \'New Metal\' Royal Navy Cap Badge Still in stores packet of issue dated 2016, P.O. British Royal Naval cap badge.

2022 Joint Helicopter Support Unit Helicopter Sup Squadron 40th Anniversary Flight Suit / Helmet Bag Badge Scarce 2022, velcro backed flying suit patch or commemorative Unit patch.

2nd Battalion The Ranger Regiment TRF Arm Badge Patch 2nd Rangers Special Forces Regimental designation patch. VGC. The 2nd Battalion, Ranger Regiment (2 RANGER) was previously the 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales\'s Royal Regiment (Queen\'s and Royal Hampshires). The battalion is based at Keogh Barracks, Ash Vale, Surrey. It is regionally aligned to East Africa.

2nd Phase c1953 Home Guard (HG) Mufti Lapel Badge H.G. cold war period official issue lapel badge. Small white metal Crowned Order of the Garter bearing \'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense\' motto, with embossed \'HG\' initials to the centre, the reverse complete with original lapel horseshoe style fitting to be worn by a gentleman member in his civilian attire. Very good condition. Height 26mm. Home Guard buttonhole badge was an official issue lapel badge, for wear with civilian clothes, it became available in April 1953, a version with pin fittings been added in 1954 when women were enrolled, no version with a Queen\'s Crown seems to have been manufactured. See: \'In The Space of a Single Day\' by Jon Mills and Terry Carney.

2nd Somerset Militia Victorian Officer\'s Coatee Button Great condition pre-1855 silvered closed-back example by Jennens & Co London. Crowned \'2\' resting in \'Somerset Regt\'. Complete with fixed shank. Raised 22 Mar 1759 at Bath. Redesigned as 2nd Somerset Light Infantry on 12 Dec 1876 and became the 4th Battalion Somerset LI on 1 Jul 1881.

3 Commando Brigade Flash Badge on Blanket Patch 3 Cdo Bde badge on a Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) velcro backed \'blanket patch\' for combat jacket. GC. United Kingdom Commando Force (UKCF), previously called 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), is a commando formation of the Royal Marines. It is composed of Royal Marine Commandos and commando qualified personnel from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. The brigade was formed 1 September 1943 at Dorchester with personnel from 102 RM Brigade, during the Second World War, with a mixture of Army Commando and Royal Marine Commando units, and was deployed to the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II to conduct operations against the invading forces of Imperial Japan, such as the Burma Campaign. After the Second World War, the Army Commandos were disbanded and the brigade became a Royal Marine formation. Recently, United Kingdom Commando Force has again become a mixed formation with the addition of commando qualified soldiers from the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers to provide support for the Royal Marine Commandos. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been involved in a number of engagements such as the Suez Crisis, Falklands War, Gulf War and the War in Afghanistan.

31st MEE Greek Greece Air Force Special Forces Flight Patch Badge 31st M.E.E. Greek SF Air Force Flight that operate the aircraft for Spec Ops. Special Paratrooper Detachment Members of the Special Paratrooper Section (a HALO/HAHO-qualified long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit are all professional NCOs and officers. They are the brigade\'s contribution to the Defence Ministry\'s DESAA, the Multi-Branch Operational Rapid Response Command, along with the Hellenic Navy\'s DYK, and the Hellenic Air Force\'s 31 MEE. The formation is also known as Force Delta (Dynami Delta).

3rd The King’s Own Hussars (KOH) Bi Metal Other Ranks\' Cap Badge 3rd The King’s Own Hussars bi-metal cap badge example retaining slider. VGC. The 3rd (The King\'s Own) Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, including the First and the Second World Wars, before being amalgamated with the 7th Queen\'s Own Hussars, to form the Queen\'s Own Hussars in November 1958.

50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division Cloth Formation Sign 50th (Northumbrian) Inf Div (Tyne Tees Division) cloth Formation Sign. Near, VGC.

55th West Lancashire Infantry Division Formation Sign Patch 55th West Lancs Inf Div formation sign badge. A good embroidered red rose with green leaves and stems on khaki circle. Removed from uniform. GC.

5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards Officer\'s Silver Cap Badge c1922-52. A good die-cast crowned V.D.G. cypher, Offr Pattern, unmarked-silver on lugs. VGC. The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales\'s) and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. It served in the Second World War and the Korean War. In August 1992, as a consequence of the Options for Change defence cuts, the regiment was amalgamated with the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards to form the Royal Dragoon Guards.

5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards Regiment Staybrite Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge c1958-93, 5th DG ano cap badge. Slider maker marked \'J R GAUNT LONDON\'. With dark green felt backing cloth. VGC. The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was a Cavalry Regiment of the British Army formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales\'s) and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. It served in the Second World War and the Korean War. In August 1992, as a consequence of the Options for Change defence cuts, the regiment was amalgamated with the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards to form the Royal Dragoon Guards.

612 Sqn Royal Air Force (RAF) Medical / Surgical Auxiliaries Badge Patch R.A.F. Reserves 612 \'Air Transportable Surgical Squadron\' Black On Olive with Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown. Embroidered Badge. VGC. The Squadron was reformed in 1997 at RAF Leuchars from The Air Transportable Surgical Squadron, and maintained that units role of field surgical support. In 2001 the squadron had its first operational role in support of Operation Saif Sareea II, an exercise in Oman. Over a hundred military personnel were treated, mainly for heat-related injuries. In 2003 the squadron was first mobilised for support in a combat zone, in support of Operation TELIC. Squadron members were deployed to Kuwait and Cyprus and finally worked at field hospitals in Basra and Al Ahmara in Iraq. In 2006 No. 612 squadron was again mobilised to support operations in Iraq and was deployed to the field hospital at Shaibah Logistic Base (SLB). Thereafter, the Sqn continued to deploy dedicated medical specialists to augment the Military Hospital and the MERT at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, earning admiration and commendations for their work. The Sqn continues to train and deploy as required and has now built up an outstanding relationship during 2017-2018 with a USAF Reserve Medical Sqn, which allows for multi-national training.

6th Irish Inniskilling Dragoon Guards Officers\' Horse Furniture Browband Boss Badges A pair, with maker\'s marks (WC *). Circular brass ornaments with silver plated Regimental castles both with flags flying right. 6.2cm in dia. Boss slide fittings. In great condition and rare cavalry pieces.

7th Queen\'s Own Hussars Bi-Metal Cap Badge 1952-55 Great condition Other Ranks cap badge on slider. 1952-55. Anodised coming in c1955. Ref: KK1895. The 7th Queen\'s Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first formed in 1689. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces, but following the 1957 Defence White Paper, it was amalgamated with the 3rd The King\'s Own Hussars, forming the Queen\'s Own Hussars in 1958.

7th Queen\'s Own Hussars Cap Badge Pre 1952 7th QOH bi-metal cap badge. GC. The 7th Queen\'s Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first formed in 1689. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces, but following the 1957 Defence White Paper, it was amalgamated with the 3rd The King\'s Own Hussars, forming the Queen\'s Own Hussars in 1958.

7th Queen\'s Own Hussars King\'s Crown Bi-Metallic Other Ranks\' Collar Badge The 7th Queen\'s Own Hussars bi-metal KC. Other Ranks\' collar badge. GC. The 7th Queen\'s Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first formed in 1689. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces, but following the 1957 Defence White Paper, it was amalgamated with the 3rd The King\'s Own Hussars, forming the Queen\'s Own Hussars in 1958.

9 Regiment Army Air Corps (AAC) Drop Zone (DZ) Flash Badge 9 Regt A.A.C. DZ patch. VGC.

Abingdon School Oxfordshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Abingdon C.C.F. school at Abingdon-on-Thames. The Cadet\'s Army Detachment were associated and wore the Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire (RGBW) Regiment Insignia / Cap Badge. VGC.

Air Despatch (AD) Formation Sign Flight Suit Dakota Patch c2000s worn by members of 47 AD Squadron Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) on their flight suits. Backing velcro. VGC. 47 Air Despatch Squadron provides crucial support for the Airborne Task Force and operates from Dakota Lines at RAF Brize Norton. The naming of Dakota Lines pays homage to the importance of the Dakota aircraft within the air despatch community. Although the aircraft was flown on air drop sorties throughout WW2 and beyond, it is for the actions during Operation Market Garden that it is most remembered. The air despatchers who flew on resupply missions to drop supplies to beleaguered troops on the ground suffered a disproportionally high casualty rate and are considered to be the unsung heroes of the operation. In recognition of their very high losses, air despatchers were bestowed with the honour of wearing a Dakota ‘flash’ or badge (a golden Dakota on a blue background) on their uniforms. The Dakota Flash is still worn today.

Air Despatch Group c1944 Dakota Formation Sign Patch Great condition clipped tail version associated with cWW2 era. In the European Theatre, the Air despatch companies were formed within the British Army\'s Royal Army Service Corps in March 1944. This was in preparation for the upcoming D day landings and subsequent re-invasion of the European continent. These companies saw extensive action in Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation of all time.

Air Training Corps Marksman 2012 Dated Sealed Packet & Instructor Flt/Sgt Slip-On Rank Slide Badge ATC Rifle Marksman and Flight Sergeant rank slide patch. VGC.

Ampleforth College Combined Cadet Force (CCF) North Yorkshire Cap Badge Ampleforth College, York C.C.F. bronzed cap badge with backing plate in copper and red felt. Bz grid-iron within palm sprays bearing CCF resting on AMPLEFORTH scroll . Loops. VGC.

Ardingly College Sussex Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cap Badge Ardingly, Sussex C.C.F. bi-metal cap badge with two loops to the reverse. The Star of the Order of the Garter backed by the Roussillon plume above the furled title scroll. VGC.

Ardingly College Sussex Officer Training Corps (OTC) All Brass Version Cap Badge Ardingly O.T.C. Good scarce die-stamped brass issue following design of Royal Sussex Regiment cap badge. Lugs. VGC. Ref KK 2502.

Army Air Corps (AAC) Door Gunner (DG) Brevet Aircrew Wing Patch Badge D.G. half-wing flying crew A.A.C. trade qualification patch.

Army Catering Corps (ACC) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Patch A.C.C. full words shoulder title serifs, likely a private purchase for Officers cWW2 by construction; possibly an airborne connection? Removed from Battle Dress. GC.

Army Catering Corps (ACC) Full Lettering Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Patch A.C.C. cloth shoulder badge. Removed from Battle Dress (BD). GC.

Army Catering Corps (ACC) Officer Dress Silver Plate and Gilt Cap Badge c1953-93, A.C.C. Officer Pattern cap badge on lugs silver plate and gilt. Near VGC.

Army Foundation College Harrogate Yorkshire Cap Badge A silver-plated and gilt cap badge for the Army Foundation College, Harrogate, Yorks with two lug fastenings. GC.

Army Scripture Reader\'s Cap & Shoulder Title Badge ASR shoulder title worn whilst evangelising in barracks. Authorised to also wear as a cap badge c2004. Ref: British Army Badges by Lt Col Hodges (2005). P.528. Dimensions: 50x550mm

Attached Arms to the Devonshire and Dorset (D&D) Regimental Pair of Special Unit Award French Croix de Guerre Ribbon Pin Badges Pair worn by attached arms (RLC, REME, AGC) - the Devon and Dorsets - a pin attachment, negating the Regimental tailor sewing them onto the Uniforms, as per D&D Infantry pers. Rationale for the pin is that attached arms are only likely to serve 2-3 years with the Battalion(s). NB: The Rifles continue to wear the same but, it is believed the pin attachment configuration is different.

Australia Victoria Police Arm Patch Badge Australian Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown. Embroidered Victoria State badge. VGC.

Ayshford School Tiverton Devon Cap Badge Ayshford school white metal cap badge with 3 internal lugs to reverse. Came out of a large Cadet collection. VGC Ayshford is a hamlet and historic manor in the parish of Burlescombe in the district of Mid-Devon, Devon, England. It was anciently the seat of the de Ayshford family.

Belfast Northern Ireland Queen\'s University Officer Training Corps U.O.T.C. Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Post 2000, Belfast NI, UOTC gold anodised cap badge. Made by FIRMIN. VGC.

Belgium 6th Region Army National Home Guard Pair of Collar Badges Pr of vintage brass 6th (VI) Region Belgium / Belgique Army / Armee National Guard / Home Guard collars on lugs. Maker marked \'MCHELSEN\'. VGC.

Bermuda Her Majesty\'s Prison (HMP) Service Chrome Cap Badge Bermuda H.M.P. Cap Badge EIIR. a relatively scarce commonwealth prison service cap badge in chromed metal. Post 1952 pattern crown of Queen Elizabeth II. VGC.

Blackened Brass Somerset Light Infantry (SLI) Other Ranks Cap Badge Rare, Somerset LI blackened brass cap badge (some loss of blacking see pic) on slider. The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert\'s) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1685 to 1959. In 1959, the regiment was amalgamated with the Duke of Cornwall\'s Light Infantry to form the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry which was again amalgamated, in 1968, with the King\'s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, the King\'s Shropshire Light Infantry and the Durham Light Infantry to form The Light Infantry. In 2007, however, The Light Infantry was amalgamated further with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles.

Blazer Badge Modern Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) Pre 1947 Version of Cap Badge c2000s, large Blazer badge R.E.M.E. old style cap badge. VGC.

Bloxham School Oxfordshire Officer Training Corps (OTC) Cap Badge Bloxham Sch, Oxon O.T.C. cap badge on lugs VGC.

Brentwood School Essex Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cap Badge Brentwood School C.C.F. cap badge. Good die-stamped brass shield charged with School Arms resting on tile scroll. Loops. VGC.

Brighton College Officer Training Corps (OTC) Shoulder Brighton College, Sussex O.T.C. brass shoulder title with 4 x lugs and backing plate.

Bristol Gloucestershire University Officer Training Corps (OTC) Shoulder Title Brass Metal Badge Nice Bristol, Avon, Glos Uni O.T.C. title on lugs.

Bristol University Officer Training Corps (BUOTC) Cloth Beret Cap Badge Bristol Uni, Gloucestershire O.T.C. cloth cap badge patch. Removed from beret. CG

British Army 40th Division Korean War Pair of Woven Formation Badges c1950s, 40th Div Korean War Pr of woven Formation patches. Colours vibrant. VGC.

British Army 40th Division Korean War Printed Formation Badge c1950s, 40th Div Korean War printed Formation patch. Colours are good. VGC.

British Army Eastbourne Sussex College Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Patch Eastbourne College C.C.F. arm badge patch. Removed from brassard. GC.

British Army Eastern Command 2nd Pattern Formation Sign Patch Cold War Period Eastern Command Formation flash 2nd patt patch. VGC.

British Army Infantry Junior Soldiers / Leaders Training Battalion Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Inf Trg Bn ano staybright EIIR issue cap badge. Lugs. VGC.

British c1970s Special Air Service (SAS) White Mess Dress (Tropical) Wings Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Pattern Badge Scarce, vintage c1970s S.A.S. white backed for white jacket Mess Dress worn in \'hot climates\'. Silver wing and gold parachute in accordance with the British Army pattern for SNCOs. Not to be confused with Australian SASR ones. Paper to back (some missing). VGC.

British Gurkhas Nepal Formation Sign c2004. This badge was only worn by a handful of military staff on the DPM military uniform in Pokhara and on the \'blue uniform\' of the Gurkha Civil Guard Staff; MT staff in Pokhara and at the HQ in Kathmandu. Adopted 2004. It was short-lived being replaced by the standard Bde TRF in 2005. Locally made in Kathmandu. Ref: British Army Badges, Lt Col Hodges (2005). P.216. Ser 6. Dimensions: 55x40mm

British Headquarters (HQ) Land Forces Hong Kong (HK) Formation Sign Printed Cloth Badge British H.Q. Land Forces H.K. Formation Sign patch. Printed yellow Chinese dragon on red and black background. Removed from Uniform. VGC.

British Indian Army 7th Rajputs Regiment Raj India Shoulder Title Badge 7th Rajputs Regt Indian Army st with hexagonal loops. VGC. The Rajput Regiment is one of the oldest infantry regiments of the Indian Army, originating in 1778 with the raising of the 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry. The 1st battalion of the regiment was formed in 1798. After World War I, the Indian Army was restructured and most Rajput regiments became battalions of the 7th Rajput Regiment. These included the 2nd Queen Victoria\'s Own, the 4th Prince Albert Victor\'s, the 7th (Duke of Connaught\'s Own), and the 11th Rajputs.

British Red Cross Society (BRCS) County of Fife Scottish Shoulder Title Badge B.R.C.S. County of Fife, Scotland, small brass shoulder title badge. GC.

Butlins 1948 Welsh Pwllheli Holiday Camp Pin Badge Wales A good original cold war period \'Butlin\'s Pwllheli 1948 gilt and enamel badge\', the reverse impressed with maker\'s details \'W.Reeves & Co Tenby St Birmingham 1\'. VGC. Height 32mm.

Butlins 1956 Brighton Sussex Holiday Camp Badge Made in Ireland A scarce original \'Butlin\'s 1956 badge\', chromium plated example depicting a bird within a dark blue enamel border\' the reverse with Irish maker\'s details \'Jewellery Co Dublin Empire\'. VGC, complete with pin fittings, no damage to the enamel. Height 27mm.

C.C.F. Scuba & Royal Engineers (RE) Diver Trade Badges Combined Cadet Force (CCF) \'Scuba\' diver helmet patch affiliated to a Unit of an Army R.E. (CCF) contingent. An Engineers and RLC Maritime Shallow Water (SW) Patch and a RE \'Deep Sea\' Diver qualification trade patch. All 3 are VG.

c1881 - 1914 Gloucestershire Regiment Officer\'s Home Service Large Gilt Back Helmet Cap Badge Lovely gilt Glosters \'Blue Cloth Helmet\' large back badge Offr pattern. Missing a blade / prong attachment, otherwise, near VGC. The Gloucester Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its origins to Colonel Gibson\'s Regiment of Foot, which was raised in 1694 and later became the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. The regiment was formed by the merger of the 28th Regiment with the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. It inherited the unique distinction in the British Army of wearing a badge on the back of its headdress as well as the front, a tradition that originated with the 28th Regiment after it fought in two ranks back to back at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801.

c1894-1908 Victorian / Edwardian Gloucestershire Regiment Early Cap Badge Scarce, a lovely Victorian / Boer War period, Other Ranks (ORs) Glosters cap badge. NB: with a \'higher silver mix\' with copper (white metal) early version, on lovely dark Victorian era lugs. VGC. Ref: KK634. Before the turn of the Century, the Gloucestershire Regiment began life quietly. The two Battalions alternated between postings at home and overseas, mostly in India, but their first action came in 1899 during the Second Boer War. Deployed to Ladysmith, the 1st Battalion was part of a column sent out on 24 October to cover the withdrawal of a brigade after the Battle of Talana Hill. When the column came under fire near Rietfontein, the Battalion was detached and ordered forward, but the order was ambiguous and the battalion advanced too far. The troops were caught in the open for several hours before they were able to extricate themselves at the cost of five men killed, including the battalion commander, and 58 wounded. Five days later, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion were part of a small force tasked with seizing Nicholson\'s Nek, a pass some 6 miles (10 km) north of Ladysmith, during the Battle of Ladysmith. The troops moved out on the night of 29 October with the intention to be in position before the main battle started, but they left too late to reach their objective before daybreak. As they took up an alternative position on the nearby Tchrengula Hill the pack-mules bolted, taking most of the heavy weaponry and ammunition with them. The Boers discovered the incursion at dawn and surrounded the position, and although the British held out for several hours they were forced to surrender at 12:30. The battalion lost 38 killed and 115 wounded, and the survivors were held as prisoners of war (POWs) in Pretoria. While the remainder of the 1st Battalion helped in the defence of Ladysmith (the city was eventually relieved on 1 March), the 2nd Battalion deployed to South Africa, arriving in January 1900. The battalion fought in the Battle of Paardeberg, a nine-day battle which ended on 27 February with the capture of the Boer general Piet Cronjé and his force of some 4,000 men. On 15 March, the battalion entered the Boer city of Bloemfontein, where it remained on garrison duties until 1904. The 1st Battalion, re-united when its POWs were liberated after the capture of Pretoria on 5 July, was posted in August 1900 to Ceylon, where it remained until 1903 guarding Boer prisoners of war. Some of the regiment\'s auxiliary battalions, which in 1900 were increased in number by the formation of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, also played a role in the war. On 16 March 1900, a company of 124 officers and men from the 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions landed at Cape Town. They served for a year alongside the 2nd Battalion and were replaced by a second volunteer company in April 1901. The 4th (Militia) Battalion, meanwhile, guarded Boer prisoners held on St. Helena.30 By the war\'s end the regiment had lost 2 officers and 94 other ranks killed, 13 officers and 201 men wounded, and suffered 250 deaths from sickness. The regiment added 4 new battle honours to its colours: \"Defence of Ladysmith\"; \"Relief of Kimberley\"; \"Paardeberg\"; and \"South Africa, 1899–1902\"; the last of which was also awarded to the 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions.

c1901-51 King\'s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) Regiment Officers\' Service Dress (OSD) Collar Badge K.O.Y.L.I. Offr Pattern Collar Badge, facing right Blackened brass with metal rose on black insert, worn 1901 - 1951. Some wear to black finish, but a heavy and well constructed collar badge. Dims: 3.6cms wide and 2.3cms tall. Ref: Churchill No 1903.

c1901-53 Gloucestershire Regiment \'Extra Berry\' Cap Badge Other Ranks (ORs) Glosters White Metal cap badge on slider. NB: with the \'extra berry\' 3 instead of the usual 2 in the laurels either side of the \'Egypt\' tablet. GC. Before the turn of the Century, the Gloucestershire Regiment began life quietly. The two Battalions alternated between postings at home and overseas, mostly in India, but their first action came in 1899 during the Second Boer War. Deployed to Ladysmith, the 1st Battalion was part of a column sent out on 24 October to cover the withdrawal of a brigade after the Battle of Talana Hill. When the column came under fire near Rietfontein, the Battalion was detached and ordered forward, but the order was ambiguous and the battalion advanced too far. The troops were caught in the open for several hours before they were able to extricate themselves at the cost of five men killed, including the battalion commander, and 58 wounded. Five days later, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion were part of a small force tasked with seizing Nicholson\'s Nek, a pass some 6 miles (10 km) north of Ladysmith, during the Battle of Ladysmith. The troops moved out on the night of 29 October with the intention to be in position before the main battle started, but they left too late to reach their objective before daybreak. As they took up an alternative position on the nearby Tchrengula Hill the pack-mules bolted, taking most of the heavy weaponry and ammunition with them. The Boers discovered the incursion at dawn and surrounded the position, and although the British held out for several hours they were forced to surrender at 12:30. The battalion lost 38 killed and 115 wounded, and the survivors were held as prisoners of war (POWs) in Pretoria. While the remainder of the 1st Battalion helped in the defence of Ladysmith (the city was eventually relieved on 1 March), the 2nd Battalion deployed to South Africa, arriving in January 1900. The battalion fought in the Battle of Paardeberg, a nine-day battle which ended on 27 February with the capture of the Boer general Piet Cronjé and his force of some 4,000 men. On 15 March, the battalion entered the Boer city of Bloemfontein, where it remained on garrison duties until 1904. The 1st Battalion, re-united when its POWs were liberated after the capture of Pretoria on 5 July, was posted in August 1900 to Ceylon, where it remained until 1903 guarding Boer prisoners of war. Some of the regiment\'s auxiliary battalions, which in 1900 were increased in number by the formation of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, also played a role in the war. On 16 March 1900, a company of 124 officers and men from the 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions landed at Cape Town. They served for a year alongside the 2nd Battalion and were replaced by a second volunteer company in April 1901. The 4th (Militia) Battalion, meanwhile, guarded Boer prisoners held on St. Helena.30 By the war\'s end the regiment had lost 2 officers and 94 other ranks killed, 13 officers and 201 men wounded, and suffered 250 deaths from sickness. The regiment added 4 new battle honours to its colours: \"Defence of Ladysmith\"; \"Relief of Kimberley\"; \"Paardeberg\"; and \"South Africa, 1899–1902\"; the last of which was also awarded to the 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions.

c1902-21 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Cap Badge The Loyal North Lancs Regt bi-metal Kings Crown cap badge. VGC Ref: K&K 664 The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (until 1921 known as the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Lancashire Regiment to form the Queen\'s Lancashire Regiment which was, in 2006, amalgamated with the King\'s Own Royal Border Regiment and the King\'s Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool) to form the Duke of Lancaster Regiment (King\'s, Lancashire and Border).

c1903 Canadian Mounted Rifles (CMR) Pouch Badge Scarce Canada ERI Cyper (King Edward) used by the C.M.R. Regiment. Nice Regimental pouch badge, 2 screw posts to rear. GC. Became \'Royal\' in Dec 1903.

c1903-1918 Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) Other Ranks Bi-Metal Collar Badge R.A.V.C. Bi-metal OR\'s collar badge. Near, VGC. The Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC), known as the Army Veterinary Corps (AVC) until it gained the royal prefix on 27 November 1918, is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and care of animals. They are also responsible for explosives and drug search dogs. It is a small corps, forming part of the Army Medical Services.

c1903-1922 101st Grenadiers Regiment Indian Army Brass Shoulder Title 101st Grenadiers India cast brass metal with integral loops st, cWW1. VGC. The First World War began in August 1914, a war that pitted the British Empire, France and their Allies against Germany and its allies. During the conflict, the Regiment saw service in Africa and the Middle East. The 101st raised a 2nd Battalion in 1917 which saw service in Egypt; it was disbanded in 1921. The Regiment took part in operations in German East Africa from the beginning of the campaign there in November 1914. There, the British encountered a formidable opponent in the form of Paul Erich von Lettow-Vorbeck. The 101st took part in the initial landings and the Battle of Tanga. This was a German victory, that saw the British and Indian forces, including the 101st, sustain significant casualties that compelled them to retreat back to their ships. The 101st had however shown stubborn resistance when other units broke. In January 1915, a company of the 101st took part in the Battle of Jassin that saw both sides sustain heavy casualties which compelled von Lettow-Vorbeck to avoid pitched battles with the British forces. Due to this defeat, the British garrison in Jassin surrendered, after no relief force had arrived, with nearly 300 British and Indians troops taken prisoner, including the company of the 101st, but were subsequently released on parole with the pledge that they would have no further participation in the war. One company of the Regiment acted with the 5th Light Infantry in another attempt to capture Tanga in July 1916. The port—which had, for the most part, been abandoned—was, indeed, successfully captured. Some of von Lettow-Vorbeck\'s forces had remained to snipe at the Indian forces; these snipers proved to be quite a deadly nuisance that required intense patrolling to remove the threat. For the Regiment\'s involvement in the campaign it was awarded the Theatre Honour \"East Africa 1914–16\". The 101st later saw service in the Middle East in the Palestine theatre – this theatre was the second largest, in terms of troop numbers, after the Western Front. Their opposition was the Ottoman Empire that controlled Palestine, and was an ally of Germany. The Regiment took part in the attempts to capture the important port of Gaza and by the end of December 1917 the Allies were in control of much of Palestine, including the symbolic capture of Jerusalem. In July 1918 the Regiment took part in the Ghurabeh raid that saw intense fighting and over 100 Ottomans taken prisoner. The Regiment later took part in the Megiddo Offensive – the World War I equivalent of the German Blitzkrieg during World War II – and took part in the attempts to capture Nablus. The Ottomans signed an Armistice with the Allies on 30 October. The First World War finally ended on 11 November 1918 with the signing of the Armistice between the Allies and Germany. Soon after the war, the regiment deployed to British Somaliland, where operations against Hassan and his followers had resumed. The campaign, which encompassed the army, Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force, succeeded in defeating Hassan in 1920, after two decades of conflict. In accordance with the Indian Army reforms of 1922, the 101st amalgamated with five other regiments to form six battalions of the 4th Bombay Grenadiers; the 101st became the 1st Battalion of the new regiment.

c1904-49 The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) \'Good Luck\' Horseshoe Sweetheart Pin Brooch Badge Great War / WW2 lovely period brass and enamel sweetheart badge. The 3rd pattern badge of the A.I.F. The 3 part scroll reads: \'AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES\' surmounted by a King\'s Crown set on a rising sun. With \'GOOD LUCK\' and a horseshoe. VGC.

c1908 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry (HLI) Scottish Regimental Silver Wash Collar Badge Service Dress Scarce 2nd Bn H.L.I. (City of Glasgow Highlanders) Regiment single right hand side silver / silver washed. VGC. Ref: Churchill Infantry Collars. P.263. he Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881. It took part in the First and Second World Wars, until it was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret\'s Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) which later merged with the Royal Scots Borderers, the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland, becoming the 2nd Battalion of the new regiment.

c1908-35 The 21st County of London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) Officers OSD Bronze Collar Badge Die cast in bronze with two original loops to the reverse. In good condition. Worn Circa 1908 until 1935 when they adopted a Royal Engineer uniform and insignia. NB: Other Ranks didn\'t wear collars in this Regt. Ref: Churchill 1986 & p323.

c1908-40 Ardingly Sussex College Officer Training Corps (OTC) Shoulder Title Badge Ardingly Sussex College O.T.C. brass shoulder title. Four loops to reverse. VGC.

c1908-40 Christ\'s Hospital Horsham Sussex Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Shoulder Title Large Brass Metal Badge Christ\'s Hospital Horsham Sussex Combined Cadet Force (CCF) shoulder title \'large version\' badge die-cast issue on four loops. VGC.

c1908-40 Christ\'s Hospital Horsham Sussex Officer Training Corps Shoulder Title Small Brass Metal Badge CHRIST\'S / OTC / HOSPITAL small Sussex shoulder title circa 1908-40. Good rare \'small\' pattern die-cast issue on four loops. VGC.

c1908-40 Christ\'s Hospital Horsham Sussex Officer Training Corps Shoulder Title Small Brass Metal Badge CHRIST\'S / OTC / HOSPITAL small Sussex shoulder title circa 1908-40. Good rare \'small\' pattern die-cast issue on 2 loops which are still in place but, have been squashed / pinched; otherwise, VGC.

c1908-40 Nottingham High School Officers\' Training Corps (OTC) College Shoulder Title Badge Nottingham High School O.T.C. brass shoulder title with backing plate.

c1914 New Bristol Battalion 10th Gloucestershire Regiment Celluloid WW1 Cap Badge Pin Great War. New Bristol Bn Glosters Regt pin badge. A celluloid badge with pin; said to have been issued to the 10th (Service) Gloucester Battalion, a Kitchener raised Unit prior to being issued cap badges. The Unit was formed in Bristol Sep 1914 and was disbanded Feb 1918. Near VGC. Ref: Brinson plate N5 p.183.

c1917-47 Chota Nagpur Regiment Other Ranks White Metal Collar / Headdress Badge Nice quality Chota Nagpur Regiment WM King\'s Crown Collar / Headdress badge. Ref: Cox 2722. Dims: 30 x 23mm. The Chota Nagpur Regiment was raised in 1891 as the Chota Nagpore Mounted Rifles and formed part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army. It was renamed the Chota Nagpur Light Cavalry in 1910 then the Chota Nagpur Regiment in 1917. The regiment was disbanded subsequent to India\'s independence in 1947. A light horse regiment was roughly equivalent to a battalion in strength ( 400 men) and its troops typically fought as mounted infantry rather than traditional cavalry.

c1919-47 Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) 2 x Single Officer Service Dress (OSD) Collar Badges cWWII 2 x single (guns face the same way) R.A.O.C. Bronzed O.S.D. collars on lugs. One, VGC. One, GC.

c1919-47 Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Brass Cap Badge cWWII R.A.O.C. Other Ranks brass cap badge. GC.

c1920-60 Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) Brass Pair Shoulder Titles Pair brass R.A.P.C. shoulder title badges. Loops. Near, VGC. Ref: Westlake 449 (Ano).

c1921-59 1st King\'s Dragoon Guards (KDG) Regiment Other Ranks Brass Metal Shoulder Title Badge 1st Kings Dragoon Guards (K.D.G.) Regt OR\'s brass title. VGC. Height 13mm. Width 38mm. Ref: Westlake 27.

c1922-35 Smaller Officer Pattern 13th / 18th Hussars Shoulder Title Scarce, c1922-35, 13th/18th Hussars Offr Pattern small shoulder title in gilding metal. Loops. VGC. Ref: Westlake 131. The 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary\'s Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 13th Hussars and the 18th Royal Hussars in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War, it amalgamated with the 15th/19th The King\'s Royal Hussars to form the Light Dragoons in 1992.

c1922-45 13th Frontier Force Rifles (FFR) British Indian Army Brass Metal Shoulder Title Badge Good cast 1th F.F.R. shoulder title on lugs. VGC. c1922-45. The 1st Punjab Regiment became 55th Coke\'s Rifles; the 2nd became the 56th Punjabi Rifles; the 4th became 57th Wilde\'s Rifles; the 5th became 58th Vaughan\'s Rifles and the 6th Regiment became the 59th Scinde Rifles. In 1922 the five Punjab regiments amalgamated to become the five battalions of the newly created 13th Frontier Force Rifles. Likewise, the four regiments of Sikh Infantry and the Corps of Guides formed five battalions of the newly formed 12th Frontier Force Rifles. In 1945 the 13th Frontier Force Rifles was retitled as Frontier Force Rifles, and in 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army upon the Partition of India. In 1956 it was amalgamated with the Frontier Force Regiment (which was formerly the 12th Frontier Force Rifles) to become a new Frontier Force Regiment with a headquarters at Abbottabad, and it continues to serve with the Pakistan Army to this day.

c1923-39 Royal Tank Corps (RTC) Pair of Brass Shoulder Title Badges R.T.C. Pr of brass shoulder titles. VGC. Ref: Westlake 196.

c1929-52 SS Orontes Ship Shipping Orient Line (P&O) WW2 Troopship and Cricket Australian \'Bodyline\' Tour 1932 Enamel Pin Badge Pin badge pre1952 King\'s Crown, Shipping Line enamel sweetheart badge. SS Orontes was a passenger ship owned by Orient Line. The ship was built in 1929 by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, England. Its sister ships were Orama (II), Orford, Oronsay, and Otranto (II). Orontes was the last of the \"Orama\" Class and great effort was taken to make the public rooms of Orontes the best of this class. The name had previously belonged to the RMS Orontes, an earlier ship owned by the Orient Line. Service Orontes maiden voyage was a Mediterranean Cruise in June 1929. From 1929 to 1940, it served on the England to Australia route. It carried the England cricket team on the way to the Bodyline tour in 1932. During World War II, Orontes became a troopship, serving that role from 1940 to 1947. In 1947 Orontes transported World War II prisoners of war from Melbourne to Cuxhaven, West Germany. The ship served on the England to Australia route from 1948 to 1962, being refitted as a single class passenger ship at Thornycroft in 1953. In August 1958, Orontes was involved in a collision with SS Empire Baltic, a landing ship used as a ferry on the River Thames. The Orontes was scrapped at Valencia, Spain, in 1962.

c1930-47 Submarine Detector Badge Rating\'s Royal Navy (RN) Arm Badge Patch cWW2 Royal Naval Submarine Detector Cloth Sleeve Badge for blue working uniform. Slight fade, GC.

c1936-39 National Defence Company (NDC) Officer\'s Service Dress (OSD) Cap Badge A scarce circa 1936 to 1939 period N.D.C. Offr Pattern cap badge. Die-cast bronze crowned title circlet \'GRVI\' cypher to voided centre. VGC complete with two blade fittings. Height 39mm. The National Defence Companies of the Territorial Army (TA) were a Voluntary Military Reserve Force of the British Army for the purpose of Home Defence in the event of war.

c1936-40 French Maginot Line Fortress Troops Badge Beautiful, 1930s-early WWII French Maginot Line Fortress Troops Badge. Insigne on ne Passe Pas (they shall not pass) Lihne Maginot Troupe De Forteresse Guerre. Depicting a French WW1 era Artillery piece in a bunker / fortress defence line. Lovely gilt metal. Pin contemporarily soldered to reverse. VGC. The Maginot Line (French: Ligne Maginot, IPA: liɲ maʒino), named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion by Nazi Germany and force them to move around the fortifications. It was impervious to most forms of attack; consequently, the Germans invaded through the Low Countries in 1940, passing it to the north. The line, which was supposed to be fully extended further towards the west to avoid such an occurrence, was finally scaled back in response to demands from Belgium. Indeed, Belgium feared it would be sacrificed in the event of another German invasion. The line has since become a metaphor for expensive efforts that offer a false sense of security.

c1936-52 Good Matching Pair Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Other Ranks Collar Badges R.A.S.C. matching pair brass collars. VGC.

c1936-52 Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Officer Service Dress (OSD) Cap Badge R.A.S.C. Offr pattern O.S.D. cast bronzed cap badge on lugs. VGC.

c1936-52 Royal Military College (RMC) Sandhurst Cap Badge Royal Military College, Sandhurst - GviR 1936-152 with King\'s Crown. Bi-metallic, Other Ranks\' metal cap badge. VGC.

c1936-52 Scarce \'Single Lug\' Pair of Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Other Ranks Collar Badges Brass R.A.S.C. scarce as a single lug with backing plates, pair of matching ORs collars. VGC.

c1939-41 Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) 1st Pattern Other Ranks Brass Cap Badge WWII Royal Armoured Corps (R.A.C.) 1st Patt OR\'s brass die-struck cap badge. In very good condition.

c1940-42 No. 12 Commando Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Rare, WW2 Number 12 Cdo early pattern st. Removed from uniform, used and nicely worn condition. Ref: BoBD 2046. No. 12 Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in 1940 in Northern Ireland, they carried out a number of small-scale raids in Norway and France between 1941 and 1943 before being disbanded and its personnel dispersed to other commando units.

c1940-46 Pioneer Corps (PC) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Patch P.C. cWW2 shoulder title. VGC. On 22 November 1940, the name AMPC was changed to Pioneer Corps. In March 1941, James Scully was awarded the George Cross. Corps members have won thirteen George Medals and many other lesser awards. A total of 23 pioneer companies took part in the Normandy landings. The novelist Alexander Baron served in one of these Beach Groups and later included some of his experiences in his novels From the City From the Plough and The Human Kind; he also wrote a radio play about the experience of being stranded on a craft attempting to land supplies on the beaches of Normandy. Nos. 85 and 149 Companies, Pioneer Corps served with the 6th Beach Group assisting the units landing on Sword Beach on D Day, 6 June 1944. On 28 November 1946, in recognition of their performance during the Second World War, King George VI decreed that the Pioneer Corps should have the distinction \"Royal\" added to its title.

c1941-45 The 13th Corps British Army Formation Sign WWII Badge XIII Corps Printed Patch unissued VGC. Ref: BoBD 2562. On 1 January 1941, while the Western Desert Force was fighting the Italian Tenth Army during Operation Compass, the \"13th Corps\", which included British 7th Armoured Division, Australian 6th Infantry Division and 4th Indian Infantry Division went into an initial attack. Matilda infantry tanks of the 7th Royal Tank Regiment along with the 11th Indian Brigade of the 4th Indian Division, exploited a hole in the Italian defensive positions and attacked the Nibiewa camp from the rear. The Maletti Group was destroyed and General Pietro Maletti was killed in action while trying to stop the sudden attack. By February 1941, Operation Compass was a complete victory. When Operation Compass came to an end with the surrender of the Italian Tenth Army, 13th Corps HQ was deactivated in February and its responsibilities taken over by HQ Cyrenaica, a static command. Allied forces in the Western Desert took a defensive posture as Middle East Command focused on the Battle of Greece. The Italian forces in North Africa were reinforced with the Afrika Corps. Axis forces, now commanded by Erwin Rommel, counterattacked. Lieutenant-General Philip Neame, the commander in Cyrenaica, was captured during Rommel\'s advance. 13th Corps was reactivated as Western Desert Force HQ on 14 April to take command of British and other Commonwealth forces (primarily Australian, Indian and New Zealand units) in the Western Desert. In August 1941 Archibald Wavell was replaced as C-in-C Middle East by Claude Auchinleck and the British and other Commonwealth forces were reinforced to create in September 1941 the British Eighth Army. During this reorganisation, Western Desert Force was once again redesignated as 13th Corps and became part of the new army. The Corps remained part of the Eighth Army throughout the rest of the North African Campaign, which finally ended in May 1943. Still part of the Eighth Army, 13th Corps, now under command of Miles C. Dempsey, then took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943. By now it had the 5th and 50th Infantry divisions under command. Now with the 1st Canadian Infantry and 5th Infantry divisions, 13th Corps took part in the Allied invasion of Italy, executing Operation Baytown on 3 September 1943, part of the Italian Campaign. 13th Corps then fought as the right wing of the Eighth Army along the Adriatic coast until the end of 1943, participating in the Moro River Campaign. In May 1944, 13th Corps, now commanded by Sidney Kirkman, was shifted to the left-centre of the Allied front. During the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino 13th Corps elements, composed of the British 6th Armoured Division, British 4th Infantry Division and 8th Indian Infantry Division with supporting fire from the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade, made a successful strongly opposed night crossing of the Garigliano and Rapido rivers, and broke into the heart of the German defences in the Liri valley. This victory was of enormous significance as it collapsed or bypassed the German defences of Gustav Line and led to the capture of Rome. On 17 August 1944, 13th Corps was transferred to the U.S. Fifth Army to become its right wing. Under the Fifth Army, 13th Corps, with British 6th Armoured Division, 6th South African Armoured Division, 8th Indian Infantry Division, British 1st Infantry Division and 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade under command, fought in the Apennine Mountains to break the Gothic Line. On 18 January 1945, 13th Corps returned to the Eighth Army. XIII Corps, commanded now by John Harding, was the left wing of Eighth Army in the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy, which ended in May 1945 with the surrender of Axis forces in Italy. 2nd New Zealand Division, operating with the corps, confronted Yugoslav troops at Trieste, entering and capturing the city. The Corps restored order in the strife-ridden city and enforced the Morgan Line from May 1945 to mid-1946.

c1942-46 Reconnaissance Corps White Metal Other Ranks Cap Badge Sealed 7th Aug \'42, Recce Corps WM OR\'s cap badge. Lugs. VGC. Ref: KK1925.

c1942-46 WW2 Indian 19th Division Formation Printed Cloth Badge cWWII Indian 19th Division Formation patch. Colours vibrant VGC.

c1942-47 Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) Other Ranks Brass Cap Badge cWW2 R.E.M.E. gilding metal cap badge in very good condition. Some of original finish still on badge. Ref: KK2127

c1942-52 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Force Cap Badges 2 x Variations 2 x Canada Cadets one marked SCULLY LTD MONTREAL. Both VGC. Gilding and Brass metals both die-struck. The motto of Acer Acerpori is Latin for \"as the maple, so the sapling\". The Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RCAC; French: Cadets royaux de l’Armée canadienne) is a national Canadian youth program sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces and the Civilian Army Cadet League of Canada. Under the authority of the National Defence Act, the program is administered by the Canadian Armed Forces and funded through the Department of National Defence. Additionally, the civilian partner of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets, the Army Cadet League of Canada, also ensures financial, accommodations and transportation support for RCAC programs and services at a community level. Many Royal Canadian Army Cadet corps receive logistical assistance and administrative support from their affiliated Regular Force or Reserve Force unit. In 1942, in recognition of the significant contribution of former cadets to the ongoing war effort, His Majesty King George VI granted the \"Royal\" prefix to the Canada Army Cadets, giving it the title of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets.

c1943 - 46 Scarce 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division Embroidered \'2nd Pattern\' WW2 Cloth Formation Sign Badge Nice 2nd Patt c1943 49th Div \'Polar Bear\' embroidered scarce Formation Sign. VGC. The 49th (West Riding) Inf Division British Army. The Division fought in the First World War in the trenches of the Western Front, in the fields of France and Flanders. During the Second World War, it was moved to Iceland adopting the polar Baer flash. The Division fought in the Norwegian Campaign and in North-Western Europe. After the Second World War, it was disbanded in 1946, then reformed in 1947. It remained with Northern Command until finally disbanded in 1967.

c1943 Wartime \'Type 1\' Canadian Parachute Wings WW2 Removed from Uniform Type 1 Mid-War Canadian Para Wings. GC. c1943.

c1943-44 Beach Signals Cloth Shoulder Title Badge WWII Beach Sigs shoulder title patch. removed from uniform. GC. During the Second World War, the Allies realised the need for the landing zone of an amphibious assault to be organised for the efficient passage of follow on forces. The British formed such units from all three services – the Royal Navy (Commandos), British Army and the Royal Air Force, with the Army component comprising Infantry, Engineers, Ordnance, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Medical and Service Corps. The Royal Navy Beach Signals units were to provide communications between the beach and the offshore forces. Included in the units were men from the army and RAF. The equivalent U.S. units were called \"beach battalions.\"

c1943-45 Chindits Special Forces Cloth Shoulder Title Chindits Shoulder title. GC. The Chindits, officially known as Long Range Penetration Groups, were Special Operations Units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. Brigadier Orde Wingate formed them for long-range penetration Operations against the Imperial Japanese Army, especially attacking lines of communication deep behind Japanese lines. Their operations featured long marches through extremely difficult terrain, undertaken by underfed troops often weakened by diseases such as malaria and dysentery.

c1943-45 First Hussars Canada Printed Shoulder Title Cloth Badge Rare, in fantastic unissued condition First Hussars Canda shoulder title. Part of 2nd Bde they landed on D-day 6th June 1944. In December 1943, the First Hussars were introduced to \"Duplex Drive\" (DD for short) tanks. Initially the regiment was trained on the Valentine DD, until it was re-equipped with the M4A4 Sherman DD and Sherman Vc \"Firefly\" in April 1944. The DD tanks of the 1st Hussars were amongst the allied forces to come ashore in Normandy. The Hussars were to support the infantry landing on the western half of Juno Beach. At 07:15, 19 tanks of \'B\' Squadron launched their Sherman V DDs from their landing-craft into the English Channel some 4000 meters from shore of Nan Green Beach. Of \'B\' Squadron\'s 19 tanks, 15 made it to shore ahead of the Regina Rifles, whom they were tasked to support. \'A\' Squadron launched some of their DDs some ten minutes later than \'B\' Squadron, from approximately 1500 meters out and headed towards Mike Beach. Only two of the four LTCs carrying \'A\' Squadron were able to launch all their tanks off shore. Of \'A\' Squadron\'s 19 tanks, 10 were launched into the channel with seven of those making it to shore. Five tanks were landed directly onto the beach, and four were stranded on a landing craft which struck a mine. The tanks of \'A\' Squadron were to support the Winnipeg Rifles, who were already fighting on the beach when they came ashore. At the beach, many of tanks of the 1st Hussars stayed partially submerged just off shore in a hull down position. After dropping their screens, they began engaging the German antitank guns, machine-gun nests and other strong points, allowing the infantry to break the beach defences and make its way inland. \'A\' Squadron made its way inland to the village of Graye-sur-Mer where the Winnipeg Rifles were attempting to capture bridges over the Suelles River. \'B\' Squadron helped clear Courseulles-sur-Mer before breaking out into the countryside. At 08:20, \'C\' Squadron\'s Sherman Vc Fireflies and Sherman IIIs were landed directly onto Mike Red beach, along with the regimental Headquarters Squadron. By this time, resistance at the beach had been cleared. After clearing Courseulles-sur-Mer, The regiment made its way inland. South of Reviers, \'B\' Squadron encountered a German 88 which knocked out six tanks before being put out of action. Seven Hussar crewmen were killed in the engagement. Due to these losses,\'B\' squadron was pulled back to the beach after the encounter. As mentioned above, \'A\' Squadron moved on to Graye-sur-Mer where the Winnipeg Rifles were fighting to secure the village. \'A\' Squadron joined the fight in support of the Winnipegs, along with elements of \'C\' squadron who were catching up. After the village was captured, \'C\' Squadron pressed on, with 2nd Troop reaching the regiment\'s objective of the Caen-Bayeux Highway, becoming the only Allied unit to reach its D-Day objective. One survivor of D-Day said that \"A German soldier actually saluted us on our way to the objective. I guess he was surprised to see us this far inland\". However, 2nd troop had to pull back, as they were too far ahead of the rest of the force and too few to hold the objective. At dusk, the regiment pulled back to the channel to rest. the 1st Hussars suffered 21 killed, 17 wounded during the actions of D-Day. \'A\' Squadron was left with 9 tanks at the end of the day and \'B\' Squadron was reduced to 4 tanks. After D-Day, the 1st Hussars continued to support infantry as it advanced and faced German counter-attacks. On 9 June, the Hussars supported the Canadian Scottish as they re-took Putot-en-Bessin and engaged Panthers of the 1st Battalion, SS-Panzer Regiment 12 (of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend), destroying 6. Battle of Le Mesnil-Patryedit Main article: Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry On the afternoon of Sunday, 11 June, \'B\' Squadron of the 1st Hussars was decimated during an abortive attack with The Queen\'s Own Rifles of Canada on the hamlet of Le Mesnil Patry, North-West of Caen. Panzergrenadiers, pioneers and tanks of the 12th SS Panzer Division were able to ambush the tanks of \'B\' Squadron in part due to intelligence gleaned from the Hussar\'s own radio traffic after capturing wireless codes from a destroyed Canadian tank on 9 June. Using Panzerfausts, Panzerschrecks and anti-tank guns, the German forces were able destroy 51 Shermans, and inflict 61 killed or missing, 2 wounded and 11 captured on the 1st Hussars. The Queen\'s Own Rifles suffered 55 killed, 33 wounded and 11 taken prisoner during the attack. The attack is remembered as \"The Black Day\", \"Black Sunday\" and the \"Black Sabbath\" within the Regiment. It accounted for roughly one third of the 1st Hussars\' dead over the entire war.

c1943-48 Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (DCLI) \'Paste Back\' Cloth Shoulder Title Scarce WW2 era D.C.L.I. \'Cornwall,\' an \'unofficial\' embroidered paste / glue / starch backed introduced for private purchase (likely for Officers) in 1943 as an alternative to the standard printed version. Replaced by \'D.C.L.I.\' in 1948. VGC. Removed from album. Ref BoBD: 3037

c1944 \'Minty\' Rare Pair of Early Red \'Desert Rats\' 7th Armoured Division Formation Sign Badges Rare, cJan 44 early red uncut pr of \'Desert Rats\' (Jerboas). Mint condition. In November 1943, the division left Italy for the United Kingdom, with the last units arriving on 7 January 1944. The division was re-equipped with the new Cromwell cruiser tanks and in April and May received 36 Sherman Vc Fireflies. Each troop now had three 75 mm gun Cromwells and a 17-pounder gun Firefly. The Desert Rats were the only British armoured division to use the Cromwell as their main battle tank. Major-General Gerald Lloyd-Verney, GOC 7th Armoured Division, enters Ghent in his Staghound armoured car, 8 September 1944. The 22nd Armoured Brigade embarked on 4 June, and most of the division landed on Gold Beach by the end of 7 June, a day after the initial landings.5861 7th Armoured initially took part in Operation Perch and Operation Goodwood, two operations that formed part of the Battle for Caen. During Perch, the division was to spearhead one arm of a pincer attack to capture the city. Due to a change in plan, elements of the division engaged tanks of the Panzer-Lehr-Division and the Heavy SS-Panzer Battalion 101 in the Battle of Villers-Bocage and were repulsed.62 Following the capture of Caen, the division took part in Operation Spring, which was intended to keep the German forces pinned to the British front away from the Americans who were launching Operation Cobra, and then Operation Bluecoat, an attack to support the American break-out and intercept German reinforcements moving to stop it. After the Battle of the Falaise Gap, which saw most of the German Army in Normandy destroyed, the 7th Armoured Division then took part in the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine.63 The division\'s performance in Normandy and the rest of France has been called into question and it has been claimed they did not match those of its earlier campaigns. In early August 1944, Major General George Erskine, who had commanded the division since January 1943, Brigadier William Hinde, commanding the 22nd Armoured Brigade, and up to 100 other officers of the division were removed from their positions and reassigned. Erskine was replaced as GOC by Major General Gerald Lloyd-Verney. Historians largely agree that this was a consequence of the \"failure\" at Villers-Bocage and had been planned since that battle.

c1944 2nd Pattern North Kent and Surrey District Formation Sign Patch cWW2, 2nd Patt, North Kent and Surrey District, WWII stencil / painted example of the White Horse within a white oval on a dark green background. Used, removed from Battle Dress. Stained, fair condition.

c1944-45 36th Infantry Division Formation Sign Badge Patch 36th Inf Div woven cloth formation sign. Also worn on the jungle slouch hat e.g. by the 10th Glosters Regiment. 36th Inf fought in the Arakan with the 5th Indian Division. Under the command of General Stillwell\'s Chinese-American army it saw much hard fighting in the Myitkyina and Mogaung areas. A hard fought Division. Nice condition. Glue marks to reverse (see pic). Ref Cole p40. The 36th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during the Second World War. The division was subsequently redesignated as a British Army formation, the 36th Infantry Division in September 1944. It served in India and during the Burma Campaign. After the end of the war it was disbanded and its remaining British units were transferred to the British 2nd Infantry Division.

c1945 Commando Brigade Formation Sign \'Paste Back\' Royal Marines Arm Badge Scarce \'paste/starch backed\' late cWW2 Cdo Brigade / Royal Marines Woven Cloth Arm All Arms (Army, RN) Commando Dagger. WWII era embroidered R.M. Cdo qualified / Bde patch.

c1945 Commando Brigade Formation Sign Royal Marines Arm Badge Late cWW2 Cdo Brigade / Royal Marines Woven Cloth Arm All Arms (Army, RN) Commando Dagger. Very nice WWII era embroidered RM Cdo qualified arm patch.

c1945-52 British Commonwealth Forces Formation Sign Patch Badge \'British Commonwealth Forces\', cloth badge, surmounted by a gold and red King\'s Crown. VGC. After its defeat in World War Two in August 1945, Japan was occupied by United States and British Commonwealth forces. The occupation, focused on demilitarisation and democratisation, was commanded by General Douglas MacArthur and lasted until 1952.

c1946 - 50s Early Belgium Commando Training Centre Arm Cloth Badge Armée Belge Insigne tissus Ecole / Centre d\'Instruction Commando. Belgique Cdo Trg Centre, established early post war at Marches les Dames. Removed from Battle Dress, some damage.

c1946 Royal Marines Commando Shoulder Title Paste Back Paste back early post war RM Cdo shoulder title. Royal/Marines/Commando was introduced in Dec 1945. Condition: note there is a split at top of shoulder title and 2 moth x holes in the felt. Ref BoBD 5124.

c1946-61 Pair of Gloucestershire Regiment Small Officer Gilt Collar Badges Pr Glosters Regt Officer Pattern free gilt small matching collars. VGC. Worn on the No1 Dress Ceremonial Uniform or Blue Patrols. Ref: Churchill 786. The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its origins to Colonel Gibson\'s Regiment of Foot, which was raised in 1694 and later became the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. The regiment was formed by the merger of the 28th Regiment with the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. It inherited the unique distinction in the British Army of wearing a badge on the back of its headdress as well as the front, a tradition that originated with the 28th Regiment after it fought in two ranks back to back at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. At its formation the regiment comprised two regular, two militia and two volunteer battalions, and saw its first action during the Second Boer War.

c1947 British Rhine Army Troops Formation Sign Brabant Weave Patch c1947 British Rhine Army Troops Formation Sign Brabant weave badge embroidered yellow sword on a red cross on a blue shield. Removed from Battle Dress GC. Adopted 1947.

c1947 British Rhine Army Troops Formation Sign Woven Patch Rhine Army Tps Formation Designation Sign badge embroidered yellow sword on a red cross on a blue shield. VGC. Adopted 1947.

c1947-50 1st Pattern 56th (London) Armoured Division Territorial Army (TA) Printed Formation Sign 56th (London) Armd Div (T.A.) scarce printed Formation Sign. GC. Ref:BoBD 5216. P1055. Printed cloth formation sign with blue knights helmet and red sword on a white rectangle. 1st Patt worn post war 1947 - 1950 when it was repacked by the black cat emblem sign in 1951.

c1947-56 Artists Rifles (21st Special Air Service) Cloth Arm Badge Formation Sign Patch A scarce pre 1956 example comprising the SAS Winged Dagger embroidered onto a brown backing. VGC. In May 1956 arm and beret badges were reversed so that the S.A.S. badge was worn on the beret; the Mars & Minerva Artist\'s badge was worn on arm.

c1947-61 The 162nd Independent Infantry Brigade Printed Cloth Formation Sign Badge 162nd Ind Inf Bde\'s Flash represents its three Regiments: Northamptonshire Regimental Castle, within a heart symbolising the Hertfordshire Regt hart or dear, the whole sign in Bedfordshire and Herts Regt\'l colours. VGC. Disbanded after the war, the Brigade was reformed in the Territorial Army as the 162nd Infantry Brigade and continued to be part of the 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division. In the Second World War, the brigade remained in the United Kingdom throughout the war and did not see service and was disbanded in August 1944. The brigade was reformed in 1947 as 162nd Independent Infantry Brigade before being finally disbanded in 1961.

c1948 Cyrenaica District Libya Printed Formation Sign Overseas District, Cyrenaica District Printed Formation Sign. Two pillars, one broken, on paving, in white with black detail, all on a black ground. Used, near GC.

c1948-68 Wessex Brigade Silver Officer & Warrant Officer\'s Back Cap Badge Scarce, Wessex Bde period back badge for Patrol Blues / No1 Dress uniform, worn by a Gloucestershire Regiment Offr whilst serving in the Bde. Silver plate on long blades. VGC. Dia: 21mm. The Wessex Brigade was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1948 to 1968. The Brigade administered the regular infantry regiments of the Wessex area of south and south west England. After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially organised, and Infantry Depot H at Bulford Camp in Wiltshire was the headquarters for the six county regiments that recruited in Berkshire, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Wiltshire. In 1948, the depots adopted names and this depot became the Wessex Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time. The Wessex Brigade was formally formed at Exeter on 28 October 1948 and combined the depots of the following regiments: The Devonshire Regiment The Gloucestershire Regiment The Royal Hampshire Regiment The Dorsetshire Regiment renamed as The Dorset Regiment in 1951 The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales\'s) The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh\'s)

c1948-70 Rare Ardingly Sussex College Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Ardingly, Sussex C.C.F. shoulder title removed from Battle Dress (BD). This pattern worn on BD only and superseded by different pattern in 1970 also listed.

c1949 Parachute Regiment Shoulder Title. Good scarce light blue serif letters embroidered on maroon.

c1949-52 Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Buttons Maker King\'s Crown Bi-Metallic Other Ranks\' Metal Cap Badge R.A.O.C. Bi-metal \'Tonanti\' Scroll cap badge. Maker marked: \'BUTTONS Ltd BIRMINGHAM\'. VGC.

c1949-56 Southern Rhodesian Engineers Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Rhodesia Engineers shoulder title patch. Great condition except for some backing material missing.

c1950-52 Pair of Royal Hampshire Regiment Paste Backed Shoulder Title Patch Badges Short-lived pair of Royal Hants Regt cloth glue / paste back c1950-52 shoulder title patches pair. Removed from album paper to reverse otherwise VGC.

c1950-90s Gurkha Signals Regiment Bi-Metal Collar Badge Vintage, scarce bi-metal (white metal and brass). Not to be confused with the common plated \'new metal\' more modern types. Near, VGC. As a part of Queen\'s Silver Jubilee celebrations 1977, the Regiment regained its Royal title, along with the Gurkha Engineers, becoming Queen\'s Gurkha Signals. The Royal title and Royal crown were officially adapted on 20 April 1977.1 Titles of the regiment and its predecessor are as follows: Gurkha Signals (1948–1949) Gurkha Royal Signals (1949–1954) Gurkha Signals (1954–1977) Queen\'s Gurkha Signals (since 1977)

c1950s \'B\' Group Tradesman Trade Qualification Patch and Brass Metal Badge Versions \'B\' Trade groups c1950s brass on lugs and cloth badge. VGC.

c1950s 40 Commando Sock Garter Ribbon Flash c1950s. Single garter flash attributed to 40 Cdo. VGC. The Commando was involved in 1947–1948 Civil War in Palestine acting as the rearguard in the Protectorate, leaving in 1948. It also fought in the Malayan Emergency against the communist Malayan National Liberation Army.

c1950s British Army Skill in Driving Star & Steering Wheel Embroidered Cloth Proficiency Arm Badge RASC etc Driving Star proficiency arm badge. Removed from uniform. In good condition. 1950 onwards. Ref: Edwards & Langley, Fig 71(B).

c1950s Downswept Special Air Service (SAS) Cloth Wings Scarce, S.A.S. c1950s down swept wings with paper / carton type backing. VGC. Unknown label to rear. The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, direct action and special reconnaissance. Much of the information about the SAS is highly classified, and the unit is not commented on by either the British government or the Ministry of Defence due to the secrecy and sensitivity of its operations. The corps currently consists of the 22 Special Air Service Regiment, which is the regular component, as well as the 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve) and the 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve), which are reserve units, all under the operational command of United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF). Its sister unit is the Royal Navy\'s Special Boat Service, which specialises in maritime counter-terrorism. Both units are under the operational control of the Director Special Forces.

c1950s Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (DCLI) Cloth Shoulder Title Patches D.C.L.I \'pair\' of titles for Battle Dress. Introduced 1950. Both identical to front however, the backs are different (see pic). One also, a slightly thicker melton cloth. VGC. One removed fro album, glue residue to reverse.

c1950s Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Yellow on Dark Green Embroidered Army Cloth Shoulder Title Badge D.L.I. yellow on dark green embroidered woven shoulder title. VGC. Ref: BoBD 4283. P.877.

c1950s Malaya Command Formation Sign Printed Patch Badge Malaya Command Formation sign. Note there is a stain on the front, which has blead through to reverse (see pics). Worn by the SAS amongst others in the Malayan War. GC (due to stain).

c1950s Mortarman Infantry Large \'Paste Backed\' Army Proficiency Badge Patch Proficiency badge of the woven \'M\' (Mortars / Mortar Man) in wreath on khaki cloth which replaced the mortar layers badge in the 1950\'s. Paste back early example. VGC

c1950s Northumbrian District (Northern Command) Formation Sign Badge Minty, Northumbrian District (N. Comd) / Northumberland patch 2nd pattern woven Formation Sign Flash. Embroidered St Oswald\'s Shield.

c1950s Pair of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Shoulder Title Patches Pr Beds and Herts shoulder title badges introduced May 1951. Removed from album otherwise, VGC. Ref: BoBD 4168. p.864. The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment was the final title of a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was originally formed in 1688. After centuries of service in many conflicts and wars, including both the First and Second World Wars, the regiment was amalgamated with the Essex Regiment in 1958 to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot). However, this was short-lived and again was amalgamated, in 1964, with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) and 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester\'s Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire), and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to form the present Royal Anglian Regiment.

c1950s Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Bi-Metal Gaunt Cap Badge Very nice, R.A.O.C. bi-metal Other Ranks (ORs) cap badge maker marked J.R. GAUNT LONDON. VGC. c1950s.

c1950s Royal Sussex Regiment Cloth Shoulder Title Introduced Sep-Dec 1953. Royal Sussex Regt woven shoulder title. VGC.

c1950s Special Air Service (SAS) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge A good, S.A.S. removed from Battle Dress uniform cloth shoulder title badge. c1950s. GC.

c1950s Special Air Service (SAS) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge A good, S.A.S. removed from Battle Dress uniform.GC. c1950s. See other title variations also, for sale.

c1950s Two Different Examples: 44th (Home Counties) Division Embroidered Military Formation Sign Badges 44th (Home Counties) Div (Trident/Red Oval). Embroidered Military Formation arm badge c1955. Two examples (size). Removed from Battle Dress. GC.

c1950s-60s \'Type 10\' Canadian Parachute Qualification Wing Patch Badge Late 1950s-60s Canada Airborne, Para, Paratrooper wing. VGC. Ref: Joyce Type 10.

c1950s-70s Lugs Version Special Air Service (SAS) Blackened Pair of Anodised Aluminium Metal Shoulder Title Badges Scarcer lugged early version S.A.S. pr of shoulder titles. One has minor loss of paint (see pic) otherwise, VGC.

c1952 British HQ Malta Garrison Printed Formation Sign Badge Calico printers Maltese cross on red background. Removed from Battle Dress Uniform. GC. Ref: BoBD 4859. p.984.

c1952 British Territorial \'Army Troops\' Formation Sign Cloth Patch T.A. “Army Troops” woven, embroidered badge. VGC.

c1952 Royal Hampshire Regiment Pair of Embroidered Yellow on Black Felt Cloth Shoulder Title Badges Post 1952 Hants Regimental Embroidered Yellow / Amber on Black shoulder titles. One in poor condition and the other one in fair condition removed from Battle Dress (BD).

c1952-1960 12th (Prince of Wales\'s) Royal Lancers Cap Badge 12th (Prince of Wales\'s Royal Lancers Cap Badge post 1952 bi-metal cap badge in very good condition. The badge has a slider to the reverse. Ref: KK768. The 12th (Prince of Wales\'s) Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army first formed in 1715. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces, but was slated for reduction in the 1957 Defence White Paper, and was amalgamated with the 9th Queen\'s Royal Lancers to form the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales\'s) in 1960.

c1952-2006 The Royal Scots Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Royal Scots (The Royal Regt) silver & gold ano staybrite cap badge in very good condition. Ref: KK589. The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I. The regiment existed continuously until 2006, when it amalgamated with the King\'s Own Scottish Borderers to become the Royal Scots Borderers, which merged with the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret\'s Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment), the Black Watch, the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

c1952-56 West Riding of Yorkshire 35 Phase 2 Home Guard (HG) Shoulder Title Cloth Badge Scarce hard to find, West Riding H.G. (2nd Phase) cloth \'flock\' rubber backed shoulder title for Battle Dress. VGC. New perceived threats to Britain during the ‘Cold War’ period, particularly the Berlin Blockade in 1948, added impetus to these discussions, which included the possibility of reviving the Home Guards as a defence against air landings (just as before), to help the police in controlling civil unrest and dealing with a possible communist inspired ‘Fifth Column’. The start of the Korean War signalled a further communist expansion and more discussion. However, it was the return to power of Winston Churchill in 1951 that actually brought about the re-formation of the Home Guard. The consequential Home Guard Act of December 1951 required volunteers to sign on for two years, and undertake a minimum of 15 hours training every three months. Recruiting was very much slower than in 1940 and most units did not reach the size envisaged. The new force reverted to reserve status in April 1956 and ceased to exist in the July of that year.

c1952-58 The 4th Queen\'s Own Hussars (QOH) Bi-metallic Other Ranks\' Cap Badge 4th Q.O.H. with Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown. Bi-metal Ors cap badge. VGC. The 4th Queen\'s Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. It amalgamated with the 8th King\'s Royal Irish Hussars, to form the Queen\'s Royal Irish Hussars in 1958.

c1952-65 Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) R A Hughes Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Staybrite R.A.S.C. cap badge rare maker: \'R.A. HUGHES\' some minor wear to highpoints. GC.

c1952-68 East Anglian Brigade Anodised Aluminium Army Cap Badge Staybrite East Anglian Bde ano cap badge. Maker JR GAUNT B\'HAM. VGC. The East Anglian Brigade (known as G Group until 1948) was an administrative brigade of the British Army from 1946 to 1968, that administered the regiments with recruiting grounds in East Anglia, and the East of England. History After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially organised, and Infantry Depot G at Colchester was the headquarters for the county regiments of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk. In 1948, the depots adopted names and this depot became the East Anglian Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time. The East Anglian Brigade was formed on 14 July 1948 at Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds as an administrative apparatus for the infantry regiments from East Anglia: The Royal Norfolk Regiment (until 1959) The Suffolk Regiment (until 1959) The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (until 1958) The Essex Regiment (until 1958) The Northamptonshire Regiment (until 1960) Under the Defence Review announced in July 1957, the infantry of the line was reorganised: In 1958, the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was transferred from the Forester Brigade, and by 1960 the six individual regiments had amalgamated to form three \"East Anglian Regiments\":

c1952-70 Royal Malta Artillery (RMA) Beret Badge Bi-Metal Cap Badge R.M.A. Queen\'s Crown bi-metal cap badge on slider. Near, VGC. The Royal Malta Artillery (RMA) was a regular artillery unit of the British Army prior to Malta\'s independence. It was formed in 1889, having been called the Royal Malta Fencible Artillery from 1861 until 1889. Initially on the British Establishment, the regiment was disbanded in 1970 with its personnel and equipment being handed over to the Maltese Government and becoming part of the Malta Land Force.

c1953 General Headquarters (GHQ) Middle East (ME) Land Forces Printed Formation Sign Badge GHQ Middle East Land Forces printed patch. Removed from Battle Dress (BD). Near, VGC.

c1953-59 Border Regiment White Metal Cap Badge Other Ranks Gaunt The Border Regiment, 15 Battle Honours 1953-1959 with Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown. White Metal Other Ranks\' metal cap badge. Maker marked JR GAUNT LONDON. VGC. The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. After service in the Second Boer War, followed by both World War I and World War II, the regiment was amalgamated with the King\'s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) into the King\'s Own Royal Border Regiment in 1959, which was later merged with the King\'s Regiment (Liverpool and Manchester) and the Queen\'s Lancashire Regiment to form the present Duke of Lancaster\'s Regiment (King\'s, Lancashire and Border), which continues the lineage of the Border Regiment.

c1953-65 Minty Set Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Cap and Collar Badges Officer Pattern Great \'fresh gilt\' fantastic condition R.A.S.C. Offr Patt cap cadge and pair of collars the latter are both maker marked J.R. GAUNT LONDON. Hard to find this type of insignia in this condition.

c1953-93 Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Very nice, R.A.O.C. ano cap badge maker marked J.R. GAUNT B\'HAM. VGC.

c1954-56 21st Special Air Service (SAS) Artists Rifles Shoulder Title Badge Rare, 21st S.A.S. Artist Rifles Regiment 1954-56 only, cloth shoulder title badge patch. VGC. The 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), historically known as The Artists Rifles is a regiment of the Army Reserve. Its name is abbreviated to 21 SAS(R). Raised in London in 1859 as a volunteer light infantry unit, the regiment saw active service during the Second Boer War and the First World War, earning a number of battle honours. During the Second World War, it was used as an officer training unit. The regiment was disbanded in 1945, but in 1947 it was re-established to resurrect the Special Air Service Regiment. Together with 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) (23 SAS(R)), it forms the Special Air Service (Reserve) (SAS(R)) part of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) directorate

c1956-75 Scottish The Queen\'s Own Lowland Yeomanry (QOLY) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Gaunt Q.O.LY. ano staybrite cap badge maker JR GAUNT LONDON. VGC. Ref: KK2311 The regiment was formed through the amalgamation of the Lanarkshire Yeomanry, The Queen\'s Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry, and 1st/2nd Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry in October 1956. It was reduced to a cadre in 1969 and disbanded in 1975.

c1958 Queen\'s Own Hussars (QOH) Brass Shoulder Title Badge Q.O.H. small brass shoulder title. GC. The Queen\'s Own Hussars (QOH), was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed from the amalgamation of the 3rd The King\'s Own Hussars and the 7th Queen\'s Own Hussars at Candahar Barracks, Tidworth in 1958. The regiment served in Aden and Northern Ireland and as part of the British Army of the Rhine. The regiment was amalgamated with the Queen\'s Royal Irish Hussars to form the Queen\'s Royal Hussars on 1 September 1993.

c1958-69 South Wales Borderers (SWB) Regiment XXIV Pair of Anodised Staybrite Collar Badges Pair of S.W.B. \'XXIV\' for the 24th Foot, anodised aluminium silver coloured collar badges with backing plates. VGC.

c1958-93 The Queen\'s Own Hussars (QOH) Pair of Anodised Aluminium Collar Badges Q.O.H pr of ano staybrite collars on lugs with brass backing plates. VGC. The Queen\'s Own Hussars (QOH), was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed from the amalgamation of the 3rd The King\'s Own Hussars and the 7th Queen\'s Own Hussars at Candahar Barracks, Tidworth in 1958. The regiment served in Aden and Northern Ireland and as part of the British Army of the Rhine. The regiment was amalgamated with the Queen\'s Royal Irish Hussars to form the Queen\'s Royal Hussars on 1 September 1993.

c1958-93 The Queen\'s Own Hussars Officer\'s Pattern Silver Plate & Gilt Cap Badge The Queen\'s Own Hussars (QOH) 1958-1993, silver-plate (some nice tarnish/patina) and gilt Officers\' metal cap badge on loops. GC.

c1959-2007 Staffordshire Regiment Anodised Cap Badge with \'Holland Patch\' Backing Staffs Regt anodised aluminium cap badge maker marked J R GAUNT B\'HAM. With a \'Holland Patch\' sewn on backing patch. Near VGC. The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales\') (or simply \"Staffords\" for short) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales\' Division. The regiment was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales\'), and in 2007 was amalgamated with the Cheshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment to become the 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment.

c1959-66 Queen\'s Royal Surrey Regiment Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Queen\'s Royal Surrey Regiment (Lamb On Star) 1959-1966 with Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown. Staybrite cap badge maker marked J.R. GAUNT LONDON. Minty. Ref: KK2376

c1959-94 The Duke of Edinburgh\'s Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Gaunt The Duke of Edinburgh\'s Royal Regiment (DERR) ano staybrite cap badge. Maker marked JR GAUNT LONDON LTD. The regiment was formed on 9 June 1959 after defence cuts implemented in the late 1950s saw the amalgamation of the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales\'s) and Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh\'s), forming the Duke of Edinburgh\'s Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire). The amalgamation parade to create the new regiment took place at Albany Barracks, Isle of Wight, when it also received its first set of Colours, presented by its Colonel-in-Chief, the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

c1960s 10th Royal Hussars Small Anodised Aluminium Shoulder Title Badge XRH ano staybrite shoulder title. Lugs. GC. Height 10mm. Width 23mm. Ref: Westlake 119. The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales\'s Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert\'s Own) to form the Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales\'s Own) in October 1969.

c1960s Ammunition Technician Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Other Ranks Large Anodised Aluminium Arm Badge R.A.O.C. Ammo Tech staybrite arm badge on 3 lugs with brass backing plate. VGC.

c1960s Iraq Airborne Special Forces Parachute Troops Brass Metal Cap Badge Iraqi Para Cap badge die-struck in brass scarce. Parachute with wings either side. c1960s. GC. During the 1960s, Iraq formed a Special Forces Brigade with Parachute and Commando Troops. Members of this Bde saw action against the Israelis in the Yom Kippur War. Reportedly, too many Operations against the Iranians were carried out by Iraqi SF during the Iran Iraq War.

c1960s Mortar Anodised Trade Qualification Badge and Cloth Version Ano \'M\' Mortar Infantry skills trade badge with brass backing plate. Some service wear; accompanied by a cloth embroidered \'M\' both 1960s era. GC.

c1960s Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) Air Despatch (AD) Wing Brevet Badge Post 1965, early \'black centre\' rarer, variation A.D. wings worn by qualified R.C.T. Air Despatchers. VGC. The Air Despatch brevet was during the 1960s, awarded to Air Despatchers after completion of 20 Operational Air Despatch sorties / 40 Training Sorties.

c1960s Shallow Water Diver\'s Anodised Aluminium & Cloth Qualification Badges Royal Engineers (RE) Scarce, staybrite ano R.E. \'SW\' Diver Trade qual also worn by those Maritime members of the Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) who passed the course; worn on tropical dress. Maker FIRMIN. With a cloth badge patch for the No2 Dress uniform.

c1960s Special Air Service (SAS) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge A good, S.A.S. removed from Battle Dress uniform cloth shoulder title badge. Circa late1950s early 60s. GC.

c1960s Staffordshire Regiment Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Patch Introduced 1959, Staffs Regimental shoulder title for Battle Dress. VGC. Ref BoBD: 5587. P.1113.

c1964-70 Rhodesian Army Service Corps Other Ranks Anodised Aluminium Staybrite Cap and Collar Badge Set Lovely, RhASC ORs cap and collar badge pair. VGC.

c1964-70 Rhodesian Army Service Corps Pair of Officer Collar Badges Scarce lovely, RhASC Offr Pattern metal collar badges pair. VGC.

c1965-93 Great Set of Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) Cap and Collar Badges Officer Pattern Great \'fresh gilt\' condition R.C.T. Offr Patt cap cadge and pair of collars set. Hard to find this insignia in this condition. The RCT became the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993.

c1965-93 Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) Anodised Aluminium Staybrite Cap Badge Gaunt R.C.T ano Other Ranks cap badge by JR GAUNT B\'HAM., Excellent example. VGC. The Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) was a British Army Corps established to manage all matters in relation to the transport of men and material for the Army and the wider Defence community. It was formed in 1965 and disbanded in 1993; its units and trades were amalgamated into the Royal Logistic Corps. The Depot and Training Regiment RCT was at the former Buller Barracks in Aldershot garrison.

c1967-95 Pair of Wessex Regiment Rifle Volunteers Anodised Collar Badges Matching pair of Wessex Regt ano aluminium \'Wyvern\' collars worn by Other Ranks on No1 and No2 Dress Uniforms. VGC. The Wessex Regiment was a Territorial Army infantry regiment of the British Army, in existence from 1967 to 1995. Initially consisting of a singular battalion, the regiment was later expanded to also have a second. Formationedit The regiment was formed as the Wessex Volunteers on 1 April 1967 as successors to the former Territorial Army infantry battalions of the regiments of the Wessex Brigade, that had been reduced to cadre following the 1966 Defence White Paper and the subsequent formation of the TAVR. Its initial structure was as follows: HQ Company (Devon), at Exeter (from 4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment) A Company (Gloucester), at Gloucester (from 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment) B Company (Hampshire), at Winchester and Basingstoke (from 4th/5th Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment) C Company (Dorset), at Dorchester and Poole (from 4th Battalion, Dorset Regiment) D Company (Berkshire), at Reading (from 4th/6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment)

c1967-95 Pair of Wessex Regiment Territorial Army Officer and Warrant Officer Shoulder Title Badges Wessex Regt TA lovely pair of stove glazed brass colour titles. VGC. The Regiment was formed as the Wessex Volunteers on 1 April 1967 as successors to the former Territorial Army infantry battalions of the regiments of the Wessex Brigade, that had been reduced to cadre following the 1966 Defence White Paper and the subsequent formation of the TAVR. Its initial structure was as follows: HQ Company (Devon), at Exeter (from 4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment) A Company (Gloucester), at Gloucester (from 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment) B Company (Hampshire), at Winchester and Basingstoke (from 4th/5th Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment) C Company (Dorset), at Dorchester and Poole (from 4th Battalion, Dorset Regiment) D Company (Berkshire), at Reading (from 4th/6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment)

c1970 Proposed Royal Regiment of Gloucestershire and Hampshire Regiment Anodised Cap Badge 1970 only, R.R.G.H. proposed merger (Glosters and Hants) ano aluminium cap badge maker marked \'DOWLER BIRMINGHAM\'. VGC. The Gloucester Regiment narrowly avoided amalgamation with the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1970. The Government at the last minute agreed to each Battalion losing a Company. Therefore, the amalgamation was cancelled, albeit after the badges were stuck and manufactured. The Glos Regt celebrated its tercentenary in early March 1994; 300 years since the raising of Gibson\'s Regiment of Foot.

c1970-80 Rhodesian Army Service Corps Other Ranks Anodised Aluminium Staybrite Cap and Collar Badge RhASC ORs anodised aluminium staybrite cap missing some paint to centre and scuffed in high points. Fair. Single Collar badge maker marked SALISBURY. VGC.

c1970-88 British Caledonian Airways Airline Gold Bullion Brevet Wing Air Hostess\' Badge British Caledonian Airways brevet half wing hostess\' badge. Gold wire embroidered onto black felt cloth, company logo on blue woven silk, the reverse with paper backing. GC. British Caledonian (BCal) was a private independent airline in the United Kingdom that operated from 1970 until it merged with British Airways in 1988. It operated primarily from London Gatwick Airport in south-east England. BCal was formed by the merger of Caledonian Airways and British United Airways (BUA). It was created as an alternative to the British government-controlled corporation airlines and was described as the \"Second Force\" in the 1969 Edwards report. The carrier slogan was \'Let\'s go British Caledonian\' in the 1970s and \'We never forget you have a choice\' in the 1980s.

c1970s Air Training Corps (ATC) Glider Pilot Wings Cloth Badge A.T.C. flying suit Glider pilot\'s wings. GC.

c1970s Ardingly Sussex College Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Post 1970, Ardingly, Sussex C.C.F. shoulder title removed from Brassard. This pattern superseded the one worn on Battle Dress (BD) also listed.

c1970s Royal Air Force (RAF) Raincoat Flying Officer (FO) Rank Tab Pin Badge R.A.F. pin badge F/O worn on the raincoat issued uniform. GC.

c1970s Royal Air Force (RAF) Raincoat Pilot Officer (PO) Rank Tab Pin Badge R.A.F. pin badge P.O. worn on the raincoat issued uniform. GC.

c1973-80 Rhodesian Bush War Selous Scouts Lieutenant (Lt) Cloth Shoulder Title Slip-On Rank Slide Tab Badge Nice scarce, Selous Scouts Lt Special Forces (SF) rank slide. Glue to reverse (removed from album). GC. The Selous Scouts /səˈluː/ was a special forces unit of the Rhodesian Army that operated during the Rhodesian Bush War from 1973 until the reconstitution of the country as Zimbabwe in 1980. It was mainly responsible for infiltrating the black majority population of Rhodesia and collecting intelligence on insurgents so that they could be attacked by regular elements of the security forces. The unit did this by forming small teams that posed as insurgents and usually included captured insurgents. Over time, the Selous Scouts increasingly attacked insurgents themselves and operated in the countries that neighboured Rhodesia.

c1973-80 Rhodesian War Period Selous Scouts Regiment Numbered Wing Rhodesian Bush War period numbered \'1165\' wing. Although, that number is not attributed to a member of the Selous Scouts in the book \'Pamwe Chete\' by Lt Col Ron Rheid Daly, it is still a nice and hard to find numbered wing. VGC, with one lug slightly bent. The Selous Scouts /səˈluː/ was a special forces unit of the Rhodesian Army that operated during the Rhodesian Bush War from 1973 until the reconstitution of the country as Zimbabwe in 1980. It was mainly responsible for infiltrating the black majority population of Rhodesia and collecting intelligence on insurgents so that they could be attacked by regular elements of the security forces. The unit did this by forming small teams that posed as insurgents and usually included captured insurgents. Over time, the Selous Scouts increasingly attacked insurgents themselves and operated in the countries that neighboured Rhodesia.

c1979-2006 Gosport Based Royal Marines Light Infantry (RMLI) Cadet Marching Band Shoulder Title Patch Badge The R.M.L.I. cadet marching band was based in Gosport, Hampshire from 1979-2006. Founded by Reg Coates. R.M.L.I.C.M.B. cash tape shoulder title. VGC. The \'RMLICMB\' cash tape badges were for the \'new intake\' uniforms a light blue shirt and a dark blue jumper. The green and red badges were worn on the red jumpers when the cadets \'passed out\' on joining the band.

c1979-2006 Gosport Based Royal Marines Light Infantry (RMLI) Cadet Marching Band Shoulder Title Patch Badge The R.M.L.I. cadet marching band was based in Gosport, Hampshire from 1979-2006. Founded by Reg Coates. Cloth embroidered shoulder title removed from Uniform and a R.M.L.I.C.M.B. cash tape shoulder title. GC. The \'RMLICMB\' cash tape badges were for the \'new intake\' uniforms a light blue shirt and a dark blue jumper. The green and red badges were worn on the red jumpers when the cadets \'passed out\' on joining the band.

c1980 16th/5th Royal Lancers Small Officer\'s Silver Plate & Gilt Cap Badge Scarce, small 16 / 5L Offr sliver plate and gilt Pattern cap badge. Near, VGC. The 16th/5th The Queen\'s Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 16th The Queen\'s Lancers and the 5th Royal Irish Lancers in 1922. The reason for the uniquely atypical regimental title (with a higher number preceding a lower) was that the 5th had been re-raised in 1858 almost 60 years after being disbanded, and when re-raised took precedence after the 17th Lancers. After service in the Second World War and the Gulf War, the regiment amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form the Queen\'s Royal Lancers in 1993.

c1980s 2nd Protection Company Zimbabwe Shoulder Title Rank Slide Badge Early, Zimbabwean Army, 2 Pro Coy Slip-On Captain Rank Patch. GC.

c1980s 6 Field Force Headquarters Printed Cloth Formation Sign Badge 6 Field Force printed yellow Pegasus on blue Background Cloth Formation Sign patch. Facing right as worn by HQ Personnel. Removed from uniform neatly. 6 Field Force was formed on 1 April 1977 in Aldershot on the re-designation of 16 Parachute Brigade to provide the United Kingdom Mobile Force (UKMF) role previously held by 3 Division which had been moved to Germany to become an armoured Division under the Army Restructuring Plan 1975. 6 Field Force was a UK based regular army and TAVR strategic reserve to move immediately to Germany to reinforce British Army of the Rhine BAOR in Denmark or Northern Italy in the event of war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. HQ 16th Parachute Brigade and 216 Parachute Signal Squadron amalgamated on 1 April 1977 to form the new integrated 6th Field Force HQ and Signal Squadron. 6th Field Force retained a parachute battalion group with a limited airborne role to provide a rapid intervention force known as 6 Field Force Parachute Contingency Force of initially one parachute battalion in 1977 and then two by 1981. One of the three regular army para battalions was always deployed to Northern Ireland on rotation and 3 Para was assigned to 5 Field Force and 7 Field Force. 6 Field Force was allocated 1 Para 1977 to April 1978 and 2 Para March 1981 until being reassigned to the new 5 Infantry Brigade in 1982. The three TA parachute battalions were not permanently assigned to 6 Field Force until the event of war. 6 Field Force had supporting arms including artillery guided weapons armoured recce 9 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers AAC squadron transport squadron 6 Field Force Ordnance Company 81 and 82 Airborne Ord Companies field workshop 6 Field Force Ambulance from Parachute Clearing Troop PCT and 16 Field Ambulance and a provost company. With these changes many previously elite Airborne Corps and Supporting Arms units lost their parachute capability and the coveted red beret. When the Task Force Field Force concept was developed in 1976 it was assumed that advances in communications technology would allow more than just the traditional 3-4 battle groups to be controlled by a single Brigade headquarters. However it was discovered that the advances in technology did not increase speed of decision-making on the part of the Brigadier and as a consequence the Field Forces were converted back into Infantry Brigades in 1982. 6 Field Force was duly disbanded on being reorganised and renamed 5 Infantry Brigade. The Formation Sign facing right was worn right arm by HQ staff and facing left version was worn on the left arm by assigned Battalions and Support Units.

c1980s Class 2 Afghanistan Parachute-Commando (Para-Cdo) Trained Personnel Brass Wings Afghan Army 2nd series qualification insignia. This is a heavy brass variation (1st Pattern) of the insignia which is also found in a light metal construction (2nd Patt). Two stars indicating class 2 qualification (of 3 classes). Cast brass pin backed. GC. The Para-Commandos began under King Zaher Khan in the later 1960’s and received initial training from USSF instructors. With the coup against Khan in 1973, the Para-Commando brigades were decimated. But with arrival of Soviet instructors in 1979 they began to and following the Soviet intervention the commando force rapidly expanded to form the 444th and 666th Brigades in Kabul. The 37th Brigade and then the 38th Brigade, based in Parwan, followed these units. Although, the 26th Independent Airborne Battalion mutinied against the Soviets and were crushed, by the 1980s. However, the Para-Commandos were considered the only reliable force in the Afghan army and fought alongside the Soviets. During the Afghan war, the Commandos made several operational jumps but were finally destroyed following the Soviet withdrawal in 1988.

c1980s Scots Guards (SG) Shoulder Title Badge for No2 Dress S.G. Regiment shoulder title badge for Number 2 Dress Uniform. VGC.

c1982-2011 HMS Gloucester Royal Navy (RN) Full Length Cap Tall Badge Modern, H.M.S. Gloucester full ribbon cap tally. VGC. MS Gloucester (D96) was a Type 42 destroyer launched in 1982, commissioned in September 1985, and retired from service on 30 June 2011. HMS Gloucester was a Batch 3 Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy, built by Vosper Thorneycroft at Woolston, Southampton and launched on 2 November 1982 by The Duchess of Gloucester. Gloucester was one of the modified last four of the class to be built, having a lengthened hull design giving better seakeeping qualities, greater endurance and an external \'strake\' to counter longitudinal cracking, seen on earlier ships of the ty

c1990-94 Gloucestershire Regiment Other Ranks\' (ORs) Brass Waist Belt Clasp Buckle Excellent, scarce and short lived Glosters Battalion brass Other Ranks belt locket clasp, worn with the Universal Pattern white plastic belt on the No2 Dress Uniform. VGC. Dims: 65x100mm. The Regiment narrowly avoided amalgamation with the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1970, and it celebrated its tercentenary in early March 1994; 300 years since the raising of Gibson\'s Regiment of Foot. But by that time, the dissolution of the Soviet Union had prompted the government to restructure the armed forces. As a result, the Gloucestershire Regiment was amalgamated with the Duke of Edinburgh\'s Royal Regiment to form the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. The new regiment maintained the back badge tradition, and when it was in turn amalgamated in 2007, it passed the tradition on to its successor regiment, The Rifles, who wear the back badge with their ceremonial uniform. The Glosters paraded for the last time on 26 March 1994 in Gloucester. The colours, carrying more battle honours than any other regiment of the line, were then marched to the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum, and the regiment followed the 28th and 61st Regiments of Foot into history.

c1990s Gulf War Period 7th Armoured Brigade \'Desert Rat\' Cloth Formation Sign Patch 1st Gulf War OP GRANBY era, 7th Armd Bde Flash cloth badge. VGC.

c1990s Light Infantry (LI) \'New Metal\' Cap Badge FIRMIN Rare, mid c1990s L.I. \'new metal\'. This is not the common anodised aluminium version. And it is not the \'burnished\' Rifles version. Maker marked FIRMIN on slider. NB: Marsh Ref the LI Badge does not have the slider version of FIRMIN in his book: \'New Metal British Army cap Badges. He has the one with lugs as \'rare\' NMD11 p.91.

c1990s New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Scarce, mid 1990s N.Z.S.A.S. shoulder title over-locked. Ref: ANZAC Elite No 699.

c1994-07 Other Ranks (ORs) Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW) Waist Belt Clasp Buckle R.G.B.W. a lovely gilding metal, short lived scarce belt buckle for ORs. Worn on the Universal Pattern white plastic belt. VGC. Dims: 65x100mm. The Regiment was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Duke of Edinburgh\'s Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire). It was the only regiment in the British Army whose members were permitted to wear a cap badge on both the front and the rear of their headdress. The back badge was awarded to the 28th Regiment of Foot for their actions at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801 when the regiment fought on whilst completely surrounded by the enemy. The Regiment was also unique in the British Army in that it was permitted to wear the United States Presidential Unit Citation, which it inherited from the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment which was awarded for their defence of Gloster Hill during the Battle of the Imjin River in April 1951 during the Korean War. Between 2002 and 2005, the 1st Battalion, Royal Gloucester, Berks and Wilts Regiment served as a public duties battalion in London, where its duties included providing the Queen\'s Guard. It was while the RGBW was on guard at Buckingham Palace that the Fathers 4 Justice protest took place.

c1994-07 Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW) Officer\'s Side Hat Cap Badge R.G.B.W. short lived scarce \'side hat\' wire Offr pattern cap badge unissued. 1994-2007 only. Note: Caveat emptor, these have been copied and fakes are commonly found. The Regiment was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the Glosters Regiment and the Duke of Edinburgh\'s Royal Regiment (Berks and Wilts).

c1994-07 Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW) Pair of Shoulder Title Badges Gold stove glazed \'new metal\' R.G.B.W. shoulder titles on lugs with backing plates; on official slip-on black slides. Worn by Privates to Colour Sergeant rank c1994-2007. VGC.

c1994-07 Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW) PRI Blazer Badge Ex-President of the Regimental Institute (P.R.I.) Regt\'l shop, c1994-2007 all ranks blazer badge patch. Gold wire embroidered sphinx. Red background representing the \'Brandy Wine Flash\' of the Duke of Edinburgh Royal Regt. Removed from blazer. GC.

c1995 Wales & Western District Territorial Army (TA) Falkland Islands (FI) Group Arm Patch Wales & Western District TA Falkland Islands Group employed as the Resident Infantry Company (RIC) between Feb - Jun 1995 only. Embroidered military Formation Sign flash arm badge.

c2000s Mercian Regiment Glider Badge No1 Dress Mess Dress Badge Mercian Regiment glider on Stafford knot on black back, bullion wire-embroidered Regimental cloth arm badge patch.

c2000s Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal EOD Trade Qualification Badges Three different RE UXB bomb disposal patches. VGC.

c2000s Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) Pair of Maritime Ensign Cloth Patches Worn by members of the R.L.C. at 17 Port and Maritime Regt, a Hampshire based Unit. Ensign Formation sign flashes. A lovely pair of patches still in their store\'s packet, unopened mint. 17 Port and Maritime Regiment is a regiment of the British Army\'s Royal Logistic Corps. The unit is the Army\'s only regular Port & Maritime capability, though it is twinned with 165 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC, of the Army Reserve.

c2002-07 Officer\'s 2nd Pattern Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW) Collar Badges by Firmin Lovely R.G.B.W. short lived 2nd and last Patt Offr pair of collars, silver and gilt washed with red felt backing cloth. On pins attachment maker marked FIRMIN. VGC. On 16 December 2004, the Ministry of Defence announced a reorganisation of the Infantry Regiments. In preparation for this, the regiment was moved from the Prince of Wales\' Division to the Light Division and renamed the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry in July 2005. On 24 November 2005, the Ministry of Defence announced further changes to the amalgamations. The regiment would amalgamate with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Green Jackets and The Light Infantry to form a new large regiment to be called The Rifles. The new Regiment came into existence in 2007. The Colours of the 1st Battalion were laid up at the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum in Gloucester and the Colours of the 2nd Battalion were laid up at the Wardrobe, home of The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum in Salisbury.

c2003 Shrewsbury School Shropshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Beret (Light Infantry) Cloth Badge and Shoulder Title Shrewsbury Sch Shropshire C.C.F. beret badge LI affiliation and cloth shoulder title. VGC. Shrewsbury School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, to replace the town\'s Saxon collegiate foundations which were disestablished in the sixteenth century, Shrewsbury School is one of the seven public schools subject to the Public Schools Act 1868 and one of the nine schools reviewed by the Clarendon Commission between 1861 and 1864. It was originally a boarding school for boys, girls have been admitted into the Sixth Form since 2008 and the school has been co-educational since 2015. As of Michaelmas Term 2023, the school has 842 pupils: 522 boys and 320 girls. There are seven boys\' houses and five girls\' houses. The present site, to which the school moved in 1882, is on the south bank of the River Severn.

c2003 St Benedict\'s School London Combined Cadet Force (CCF) \'New Metal\' Cap Badge c2003, Rare, St Benedict\'s Sch, Ealing, C.C.F. bronze colour finish \'new metal\' badge. VGC. With a compliment slip from the Unit confirming 2003. Also, please see the shoulder title from same source.

c2003 St Benedict\'s School London Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Shoulder Title Patch Badge c2003, St Benedict\'s Sch, Ealing, C.C.F. shoulder title badge. VGC.

c2003 to date Weapon System Operators Royal Air Force (RAF) Half Wing Aircrew Brevet Mess Dress Wing Weapons Systems Officers / Operators (Mission Aircrew) wing. \"R.A.F.\" in a brown laurel wreath, surmounted by a Queen\'s Crown (to be replaced by King\'s Crown, c2025), with a single swift\'s wing on one side. VGC. Legacy Mission Aircrew who qualified prior to April 2003, wear a single wing with no crown and a letter or letters (denoting speciality) in a brown laurel wreath, however, they may choose to wear the new WSO/WSOP Flying Badge. Legacy flying badges still in use in the RAF but no longer issued, include: \"N\" for Navigator \"AE\" for Air Electronics Officer/Operator \"LM\" for Air Loadmaster \"E\" for Air Engineer \"S\" for Air Signaller (Airborne Linguist)

c2004 Eton College Berkshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) \'New Metal\' Cap Badge Eton College Windsor C.C.F. 2004 Issue with King\'s Crown. New Metal Other Rank\'s cap badge on lugs. VGC.

c2004 Portsmouth Grammar School Hampshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cap Badge c2000s Portsmouth Grammar School, Hants C.C.F. cap badge. Brass \'modern\' version. The Arms of Dr. William Smith the founder of the school. Slider marked \'FIRMIN\' the more modern fainter style stamping. NB: Cadets continue to wear the old \'OTC\' style badge but in \'modern\' brass (smoother top half of shield etc) construction as per this type. VGC.

c2007-13 First Pattern Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) Drop Zone (DZ) Flash Badge Scarce 1st Pattern worn 2007- 2013. It replaced the The Joint Air Transport Establishment (JATE) patch. Large size patch, representing the Unit\'s DZ work for PJIs and AD crews. A Small Unit specialising in trials for Parachuting; Helicopter abseiling courses; Aerial Delivery / Air Despatch etc. Based in RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.

c2014-21 2nd Pattern Subdued Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) Drop Zone (DZ) Flash Badge Scarce 2nd (subdued version) Pattern worn 2014- 2021. Smaller size patch, representing the Joint Service (Combined Operations) Unit\'s DZ work for PJIs and AD crews. A Small Unit specialising in trials for Parachuting; Helicopter abseiling courses; Aerial Delivery / Air Despatch etc. Based in RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.

c2020s Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Cadet \'Bronze\' Pilot Wing and ATC Pilot\'s Brevet c2020s R.A.F. Air Cadet \'Bz\' grade pilot wing and modern Air Training Corps \'P\' Pilot Air Cadet (AC) pilot wing. Both VGC. New issue RAFAC bronze grade flying badge with embroidered RAF AC. This latest RAF regulation Air Cadet proficiency badge features an embroidered RAFAC surmounting laurels on a regulation RAF dark blue backing. And an A.T.C. \'P\' for Pilot wing for flying suit patch.

c2020s Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Cadet \'Silver\' Pilot Wing Modern R.A.F. Air Cadet (AC) pilot wing. VGC. New issue RAFAC silver grade flying badge with embroidered RAF AC. This latest RAF regulation Air Cadet proficiency badge features an embroidered RAFAC surmounting laurels on a regulation RAF black backing. Size: L12.5cm x H3.5cm. Weight: 1g. Colour: silver, blue and white on RAF black.

c2024 Smaller 16 Air Assault Brigade Headquarters (HQ) Drop Zone (DZ) Patch Badge New smaller D.Z. flash for 16AA Bde HQ Staff. VGC. Dims 60x60mm

Cambridge University Officers Training Corps (OTC) College Cap Badge & Rank Crown Cambridge Uni O.T.C. white metal cap badge on slider with a Colour Sergeant Rank wire embroidered patch, which came together. VGC.

Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Army Cadet Force (ACF) Cloth Shoulder Title Patch Cambs and Hunts A.C.F. shoulder title badge. VGC. Some paper missing from back, as removed from album.

Campbell College Belfast Northern Ireland (NI) OTC Irish cap badge Polished, Campbell College O.T.C. Scarce brass cap badge with slider fitting to the reverse. The Arms of the College surmounted by a boar\'s head above the title scroll. Wear to high points, polished - heavily polished.

Campbell College Belfast Northern Ireland Officer Training Corps (OTC) 2nd Pattern Cap Badge Good scarce Belfast, NI, chromed example of Boar\'s head on title scroll. Loops. VGC. Ref: Rawlings No.294B. P13.

Canadian Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.) Pair of Collar Badges cWW2 within a wreath of thistles and maple leaves, the figure of St Andrew with cross is shown standing on a mount charged with a plaque inscribed ADVANCE. On the lower bend of the wreath there are two rolls, the upper inscribed THE CAMERON HIGHLANDERS the lower OF OTTAWA (M.G.). White metal pair of collar badges on lugs. GC.

Cap Badge c1990s \'New Metal\' Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth (HMS Nelson) Cap Badge RMB Portsmouth Division \'new bi-metal\' cap badge on lugs. VGC.

cBoer War Period South Wales Borderers (SWB) Sweetheart Pin Badge Great condition this style of S.W.B. sweetheart is attributed to Boer War c1902 period. 24th Regiment of Foot surmounted by The Queen Victoria Crown (QVC). Gilt. VGC. SWB Regiment served in a great many conflicts, including the American War of Independence, various conflicts in India, the Zulu War, Second Boer War, and World War I and World War II. In 1969 the regiment was amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales.

Chartered Freeman of the City of Gloucester Gloucestershire Enamel Button Hole Lapel Badge Lovely enamel Chartered Freeman of Gloucester badge. Maker \'H.W. MILLER Ltd BRANSON ST B\'HAM. 18.\' Comes in its vintage cardboard box. VGC. Freeman of Gloucester Background: A “Freeman” was a man who had certain rights and privileges within a city. In Gloucester this included: Being able to sit on the Common Council of the City. Preferential trading rights within Gloucester and freedom from paying local tolls. Grazing rights in the common meadows along the bank of the river Severn. Places in the almshouses in Gloucester and also in the Bluecoat Hospital, later known as Sir Thomas Rich’s school, were reserved for freemen and their families. By the nineteenth century the material advantages of becoming a freeman had declined in importance but it did give a man extra status in Gloucester. There were four qualifications for admission as a freeman of the city. These were: By patrimony – that is as the son of a freeman After the completion of a seven-year apprenticeship to a freeman having also lived with him during this time. By fine or payment – that is after the payment of a sum of money for the right to become a freeman. This method was often used by farmers who wanted to take advantage of the grazing rights on the meadows around Gloucester for which freemen were eligible. It was also used by men who married the widow of a freeman, so acquiring his business and who wanted the preferential trading rights granted to freemen. By gift of the mayor and council. This was normally granted to county landowners, national figures, distinguished soldiers and sailors and other worthies.

Cheshire Police Constabulary Pre-1952 Cap Badge Home Front Good, white metal cap badge worn by the Cheshire Police Constables. KC.

Chindits (3rd Indian Division) WW2 Locally Made Formation Sign Arm Patch WWII 3rd Indian Infantry Division \'Chindits\' Special Force formation sign badge. Removed from uniform nice worn example. Embroidered golden Burmese dragon (Chinthern) on blue disc. Also, removed from album. GC. Special Force commanded by Major-General Orde Wingate DSO who tragically died in an air crash 24th March 1944.

Christ\'s Hospital Horsham Sussex Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Shoulder Title Cloth Badge Rare, early Christ\'s Hospital Horsham Sussex C.C.F. shoulder title for Battle Dress (BD). GC, some edges missing and glue marks to reverse (removed from album).

Christ\'s Hospital Horsham Sussex Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Shoulder Title Cloth Badge Scarce, Christ\'s Hospital Horsham Sussex C.C.F. shoulder title for Battle Dress (BD). GC, glue marks to reverse (removed from album).

Christ\'s Hospital Horsham Sussex Officer Training Corps (OTC) Cap Badge Christ\'s Hospital O.T.C. cap badge in very good condition all brass cap badge scarce.

Clifton College Bristol Gloucestershire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Beret cap Badge Clifton College C.C.F. cloth cap badge. VGC. Small glue mark to reverse.

Clifton College Bristol Gloucestershire Officer Training Corps (OTC) Large Button Clifton College O.T.C. horn button. GC. 24mm dia.

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Cold War Era Parachute \'Light Bulb\' Rifles Regiments Qualification Patch c1980s black on dark green (Rifle Regts), non-operational para qualification arm badge patch. VGC.

Cold War Era Parachute Jump Instructor (PJI) Royal Air Force (RAF) Brevet Half-Wing Badge R.A.F. cloth P.J.I. brevet patch. VGC.

Cold War Era Royal Air Force (RAF) Brevet \'E\' (Engineer) Half-Wing Padded Embroidered Air Force Aircrew Branch Badge R.A.F. Brevet Engineer Flight Aircrew. VGC.

Cold War Era Royal Marines (RM) Anodised Shoulder Titles & RQMS Combat Rank Subdued R.M. pattern WO2 rank tab and pr of ano shoulder titles, some light scratches / used. GC.

Cold War Period Brevet \'S\' (Signaller) Half-Wing Padded Embroidered Royal Air Force (RAF) Aircrew Branch Badge R.A.F. padded Signals Aircrew padded wing. Removed from album some cardboard stuck to back, otherwise, VGC.

Cold War Period Brevet Air Load Master (LM) Half-Wing Padded Embroidered Royal Air Force (RAF) Aircrew Badge R.A.F. Brevet now obsolete \'LM\' padded wing. VGC.

Coldstream Guards (CG) Regiment Brass Valise Star Badge Brass with red inlay C.G. Regimental Other Ranks\' pattern valise badge. A very fine example in very good condition.

Coldstream Guards Regiment Valise Star Badge Silver Plated and Enamel Musicians Pattern Silver-plated and enamel Musician, Piper, drummer or bugler issue. A very fine example in very good condition. Measurements: 88mm by 72mm.

Colfe\'s School London Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Colfe\'s Sch C.C.F. cloth shoulder title patch. VGC. Colfe\'s School, previously Colfe\'s Grammar School, is a co-educational private day school in Horn Park in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in southeast London, England, and one of the oldest schools in London. The school is a member of the Headmasters\' and Headmistresses\' Conference. The official Visitor to the school is Prince Michael of Kent.

Combat Royal Engineers (RE) Diver Trade Badge Shallow Water (SW) c1980s Army R.E. Trade S.W. variation subdued patch for combat jacket. VGC. An Engineers and Royal Logistic Corps Maritime Shallow Water (SW) Patch qualification trade patch.

Commando Cap Comforter Hat Royal Marines (RM) Cdo R.M. cap comforter. VGC.

Corps of New Zealand Engineers Pre-1947 Cap Badge Corps of N.Z.E. brass die-struck cap badge with J.R. GAUNT. LONDON tablet to reverse. GC. cWW1-WW2 NZE formed 1866. Gained \'Royal\' Title in 1947. Ref: Cox 2923.

County of Lancaster Rifle Association Team Large Wire Embroidered Blazer Patch Badge Vintage, Lancaster, Lancashire Rifle Team shot wire blazer badge. VGC.

Cowes High School Isle of Wight Hampshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Patches 2 x Variations 2 x variations of the Cowes High School C.C.F. shoulder title patch, both badges VGC. Some glue residue on reverse to one.

Cowes Isle of Wight Hampshire College Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Woven Cloth Shoulder Title Patch Cowes College Hants C.C.F shoulder title badge. VGC.

cPre 2014 George Heriot’s School Scottish LCpl Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Rank Slide Slip-On Shoulder Title Badge George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh, Scotland C.C.F. DPM rank slide to a Cadet Lance Corporal. VGC.

cPre-1986 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment Sports Tracksuit Regimental Patch Sports tracksuit badge attributed to cPre-1986, insignia in the form of the Glosters (28th/61st) Regt\'l back cap badge insignia. Mint. The Gloucester Regt achieved fame during the Korean War when the 1st Battalion held out for three nights against overwhelming odds during the Battle of the Imjin River. The stand, described by the commander of the United Nations forces in Korea at the time as \"the most outstanding example of unit bravery in modern war\", prevented the encirclement of other United Nations forces, for which the regiment was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and earned the nickname The Glorious Glosters. Two men serving with the regiment were awarded the VC for their actions in the battle. In the latter half of the 20th century, the regiment was reduced to a single regular battalion and completed tours of duty around the world, including Germany, Africa, the Caribbean, Central America and the Middle East, as well as in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. Shortly after celebrating its tercentenary in 1994, the regiment, which carried more battle honours on its colours than any other regiment of the line, was merged with the Duke of Edinburgh\'s Royal Regiment to form the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. The new regiment inherited the back badge, and when it too was merged in 2007, it passed the tradition on to its successor, The Rifles.

cPre1967 British Plymouth Police Constabulary White Metal Collar Badges Plymouth City Police matching WM pair of collars with lugs.

cWW1 5th & 6th Battalions Gloucestershire Regiment Territorial Force Cap Badge Great War period \'blank scroll\' Glosters TF 5th & 6th Bns white metal \'extra berries\' variation cap badge. Ref: KK1720. Following the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 – part of the Haldane Reforms which restructured the British Army and converted the militia and volunteer battalions into the Special Reserve and the Territorial Force – the 4th (Militia) Battalion was disbanded, and at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 the Gloucestershire Regiment comprised: 1st Battalion – assigned to the 3rd Brigade in the 1st Division 2nd Battalion – deployed to Tianjin, China 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Special Reserve – formerly 3rd (Militia) Battalion 4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, Territorial Force – formerly 1st (City of Bristol) Volunteer Battalion 5th Battalion, Territorial Force – formerly 2nd Volunteer Battalion 6th Battalion, Territorial Force – formerly 3rd Volunteer Battalion During the war the regiment raised an additional 18 battalions, and in total 16 battalions of the Gloucestershire Regiment saw active service in France and Flanders, Italy, Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia and Salonika.

cWW1 Army Service Corps (ASC) Brass Shoulder Title Badge cWWI A.S.C. Other Ranks shoulder title. Unusual round lugs (similar to Canadian manufacturers). GC.

cWW1 Army Service Corps (ASC) F E Woodward Maker Marked Cap Badge 1902-18, WWI A.S.C. brass other ranks cap badge with slider maker marked \'F.E. WOODWARD\'. Faint \'crimp mark\' (Woodward\'s marks are all known to have crimp marks) which is visible just above the \'F\' on slider. GC.

cWW1 Cheshire Regiment Cap Badge Great War period Cheshire Regt bi-metal cap badge. The Cheshire Regiment Cap Badge. Brass acorn with oak leaves at centre on an eight pointed white metal star. Beneath a scroll with the title \'Cheshire\'. Slider. Near, VGC.

cWW1 Durham Light Infantry Regiment Slip-On Shoulder Title Cloth Badge DLI Great War period embroidered title. GC.

cWW1 New Zealand 13th Canterbury & Westland Regiment GAUNT Cap Badge Lovely condition, NZ 13th North Canterbury and Westland Regt cap badge. 1914-23. British made J.R. GAUNT LONDON tablet to reverse (verdigris spot on tablet). VGC.

cWW1 New Zealand Railway Battalion Cap Badge NZ Railway Regiment Bn 1913-21. Bright brass cap badge with 2 loops to reverse. Formed from the Royal Engineers in 1913. Part of the Samoa advance force in 1914. Disbanded in 1921. VGC. Ref: Oldham p87

cWW1 Pair of Departmental & Administrative Staff Officer Gorget Patch Rank Badges Great War period collar \'special pattern gorget\' patches indicating an appointment tied to a Departmental and Administrative duty such as a Deputy Director, Staff Officer to a Corps\' HQ. Button applied is a nice gilt Staff Officer for a Colonel or Brigadier ranked Offr; with the Cypher of King George Fifth (GV) 1910-35. VGC.

cWW1 Rifle Brigade Other Ranks Cap Badge 1910-27 RB white metal cap badge with slider. VGC. Cap badge as worn during the Great War period, which displays the very respectable 15 Peninsula War battle honour scrolls on the wreath. The inner circlet is inscribed \"Rifle Brigade\". The regiment was finally entitled to 16 battle honours for the Peninsular war but, \"Pyrenees\" was not granted until 1910 which was after the badge was designed. Ref: KK705

cWW1 Royal Engineers (RE) Gilt GV Officer Large Button c1910-35 George V cypher gilt Off\'s pattern button. Maker marked FIRMIN & SONS LONDON. VGC. Dia 26mm.

cWW1 Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Other Ranks\' Brass Cap Badge Great War period R.F.C. brass ORs\' cap badge on lugs. Near, VGC. Embodied 1912. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force. During the early part of the war, the RFC supported the British Army by artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance. This work gradually led RFC pilots into aerial battles with German pilots and later in the war included the strafing of enemy infantry and emplacements, the bombing of German military airfields and later the strategic bombing of German industrial and transport facilities

cWW1 Royal Fusiliers (RF) Mother of Pearl Silver Rim Sweetheart Brooch Badge A scarce First World War period \'Royal Fusiliers\' Mother of Pearl (MoP) sweetheart brooch. There is damage / a scratch to the MoP to the right hand side as you look at picture. Overall, fair condition. The Royal Fusiliers War Memorial, a monument dedicated to the almost 22,000 Royal Fusiliers who died during the First World War, stands on Holborn in the City of London.

cWW1 Scots Guards Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Scarce, good Condition SG badge. No fixings to reverse (normal for this title).

cWW1 Scottish 6th Territorial Battalion Royal Highlanders Black Watch Shoulder Title A fine scarce brass Territorial shoulder title to the 6th Battalion, Black Watch Royal highlanders. Three loops to the reverse. VGC. 1908-21. 6th Perthshire Bn, HQ at Perth Scotland. Landed France 2 May 1915. Amalgamated with 7th Battalion in 1921. Ref: Westlake 1168

cWW1 Suffolk Regiment Slip-On Shoulder Title Badge VGC period Great War slip-on. The 1st Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 84th Brigade in the 28th Division in January 1915 for service on the Western Front and then transferred to Egypt on 24 October 1915. It suffered some 400 casualties at the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915. The 2nd Battalion landed at landed at Le Havre as part of the 14th Brigade in 5th Division in August 1914. The value of the 2nd Battalion\'s 20 years of peacetime training was exemplified at the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August 1914, a mere 23 days since Britain had declared war on Germany. In this action the 2nd Battalion undertook a fierce rear-guard defence out-manned and out-gunned by superior numbers of enemy. The 2nd Battalion held their defensive position despite losing their commanding officer, Lt. Col. C.A.H. Brett DSO, at the commencement of the action and their second in command, Maj. E.C. Doughty, who was severely wounded after six hours of battle as he went forward to take ammunition to the hard-pressed battalion machine gunners.

cWW1 T5 Royal Sussex Regiment (5th Territorial Battalion) GAUNT Brass Shoulder Title Badge WWI T5/Royal (Cinque Ports) Sussex shoulder title badge. Three lugs to reverse. Maker marked J.R. GAUNT LONDON. VGC.

cWW1 Territorial Yeomanry City of London (Rough Riders) Brass Shoulder Title T / Y / CITY OF LONDON Rough Riders post 1908 shoulder title brass 3 lugs. VGC.

cWW1 West Kent Yeomanry / c1920s, 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment Cloth Badge Good scarce early White Horse of Kent embroidered on black diamond. Removed from Uniform GC. WW1-1920s this badge, not be confused with later style horse / construction of the post WW2, 297th Regt type often seen. West Kent Yeo adopted this badge in the Great War and it continued to be worn in the amalgamation with the East Kent Yeo in 1920, when they both became the 97th Kent Yeo. Ref: BoBD for same 724. The Kent Yeomanry was an artillery regiment of the Territorial Army (TA) formed in 1920 by the amalgamation of the Royal East Kent (The Duke of Connaught\'s Own) Yeomanry (Mounted Rifles) and West Kent Yeomanry (Queen\'s Own). For the Second World War it was expanded to form two field artillery regiments – 97 (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery and 143 (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery – which saw active service in North Africa, Italy and North-West Europe, both with the BEF in 1940 and on the Second Front in 1944–45. Post war it was reconstituted as 297 (Kent Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment.

cWW2 - 1950s 29th Independent Infantry Brigade Embroidered Felt Cloth Formation Sign In unissued condition. Worn by the 29th Independent Brigade group during the Second World War. The circle was said to represent the \'O\' of General Oliver Leese, who was the first commander of the formation. Also, worn 1950s Korean War era issue for which the 29th Independent Infantry Brigade, which was formed as part of United Nations forces and completed Operations in Korea in November 1951.

cWW2 - 1950s Air Training Corps (ATC) Arm Patch Badge A.T.C. cWWII - 1950s arm designation badge. VGC. The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a British volunteer youth organisation; aligned to, and fostering the knowledge and learning of military values, primarily focusing on military aviation. Part of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC), the ATC is sponsored by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the wider Ministry of Defence (MoD). The majority of Air Training Corps staff are volunteers, though some staff are paid for full-time work; including Commandant Air Cadets, who is a Royal Air Force officer as part of a Full Term Reserve Service commitment

cWW2 \'Blancoed\' British Army Sergeant Cloth Stripe Chevrons Badge cWWII British Army Sgt Stripes blancoe on the chevrons. VGC.

cWW2 \'Cash Tape\' No 40 Royal Marines Commando Shoulder Title Two piece \'cash tape\' 40 and separate RM for wear on the Battle Dress (BD). Missing the \'Commando\'. WWII. Dimensions: 17mm Height. During the Dieppe Raid No. 40, when committed to their landing, under well-nigh impossible conditions, suffered severe casualties. Of the 370 officers and men, 76 were lost on the beaches. Among those killed was the Commanding officer (CO), while the second-in-command, Robert Houghton was captured. Italy and the Aegean. On return RM \'A\' Commando was again re-designated; this time as 40 (RM) Commando. Further training and replenishment was carried out. Once back to full strength it was sent to Sicily in July 1943 and a little later in September saw action at Pizzio. Later that year the Commando was in action in Termoli in October, and in 1944 was embroiled at Anzio. Later service in Yugoslavia and Albania followed by policing duties on Corfu wound up 40\'s wartime activities.

cWW2 \'Cash Tape\' No 44 Royal Marines Commando Shoulder Title Two piece \'cash tape\' 44 and separate RM for wear on. the Battle Dress (BD). Missing the \'Commando\'. WWII. Dimensions: 17mm Height. No. 44 (Royal Marine) Commando was a battalion size formation in the British Commandos, formed during the Second World War. The Commando was assigned to the 3rd Special Service Brigade and served in the Burma Campaign. The British Commandos were formed in 1940, by the order of Winston Churchill the British Prime Minister. He called for specially trained troops that would \"develop a reign of terror down the enemy coast\". At first they were a small force of volunteers who carried out small raids against enemy occupied territory, but by 1943 their role had changed into lightly equipped assault Infantry which specialised in spearheading amphibious landings.

cWW2 \'Maroon Thread Backed\' British Airborne Parachute Qualification Wing Cloth Patch Badge WWII very nice early wartime Para Wing, rare, the so called \'maroon thread\' wing. Removed from Denison Smock / Battle Dress. GC. The Parachute Regiment was formed on 22 June 1940 during the Second World War and eventually raised 17 battalions. In Europe, these battalions formed part of the 1st Airborne Division, the 6th Airborne Division and the 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group. Another three battalions served with the British Indian Army in India and Burma. The regiment took part in six major parachute assault operations in North Africa, Italy, Greece, France, the Netherlands and Germany, often landing ahead of all other troops. At the end of the Second World War, the regiment was reduced to three regular army battalions first assigned to the 16th Parachute Brigade and later the 5th Airborne Brigade.

cWW2 \'Minty\' Parachute Regiment \'Paste Back\' Cloth Shoulder Title Badge WWII Lovey, Para Regt \'paste / starch backed\' unissued shoulder title for Battle Dress. Mint.

cWW2 125 Squadron (Cheltenham) Glos Printed \'Calico\' Shoulder Title Patch Minty, 125 Sqn is the number for Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, \'wartime economy\' printed shoulder title unissued badge.

cWW2 14th Army Burma Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge c1944-45, very nice, 14th Army embroidered arm patch. Signs of poppers to reverse. VGC. The British Fourteenth Army was a multi-national force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during the Second World War. As well as British Army units, many of its units were from the Indian Army and there were also significant contributions from the British Army\'s West and East African divisions. It was often referred to as the \"Forgotten Army\" because its operations in the Burma campaign were overlooked by the contemporary press, and remained more obscure than those of the corresponding formations in Europe for long after the war. For most of the Army\'s existence, it was commanded by Lieutenant-General William Slim.

cWW2 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment Cloth Flash Formation Designation Sign & Shoulder Title Patch cWWII First Bn E.Surrey Regimental sign. An Eight pointed yellow star on a black background. Removed from uniform with a \'paste / starch backed\' shoulder title. GC.

cWW2 1st Glider Pilot Regiment (GPR) Wings Army Pilot\'s Flying Badge Small cWW2 1st Glider Pilot Wings / Army Flying Badge. Good scarce smaller flat example (10.2 cm wide). Yellow and red Royal Crest flanked by light blue wings embroidered on black cloth. Black ribbed black cotton backing. VGC.

cWW2 21st Army Group Headquarters Formation Sign Woven Embroidered Patch Badge cWWII 21st Army Gp HQ, later, as BAOR. Shield-shaped embroidered cloth badge with two Crusader swords in gold \'in saltire\' (i.e. crossed), points down, on a blue cross on a red shield. The 21st Army Group was a British headquarters formation formed during the Second World War. It controlled two field armies and other supporting units, consisting primarily of the British Second Army and the First Canadian Army. Established in London during July 1943, under the command of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), it was assigned to Operation Overlord, the Western Allied invasion of Europe, and was an important Allied force in the European Theatre. At various times during its existence, the 21st Army Group had additional British, Canadian, American, and Polish field armies or corps attached to it. The 21st Army Group operated in Northern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany from June 1944 until August 1945, when it was renamed the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR).

cWW2 21st Indian Corps (Eastern Command) Formation Sign Printed Cloth Badge c1942-43, XXI British Army Indian Corps (E.Comd). Cloth printed rectangular badge with heraldic white horse on black background and white border. VGC. Ref: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30076602 The corps was re-raised in Persia on 6 June 1942 as a formation of the Indian Army during World War II. The corps was commanded throughout its existence by Lieutenant General Mosley Mayne and was part of the Tenth Army. The corps, composed of the 8th Indian Infantry Division (Major-General Dudley Russell) and the British 56th Infantry Division (Major-General Eric Miles), was created as part of the Allied buildup of forces in Persia and Iraq to create Persia and Iraq Command in order to prevent a German invasion of the Caucasus. The invasion never occurred and the corps was disbanded on 24 August 1943.

cWW2 2nd Regiment Special Air Service (SAS) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge WWII 2nd S.A.S. shoulder title nice worn, used example removed from Battle Dress Uniform. GC. The Special Air Service traces its origins to 1941 and the Second World War. It was reformed as part of the Territorial Army in 1947, named the 21st Special Air Service Regiment (Artists Rifles). The 22nd Special Air Service Regiment, which is part of the regular army, gained fame and recognition worldwide after its televised rescue of all but two of the hostages held during the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege.

cWW2 33 Indian Corps Formation Sign Cloth Badge Patch WWII, 33 Indian Corps Formation Sign. A Brabant weave white winged crossed sword & trident embroidered on black square. A good example removed from uniform, couple of small stains. Also worn on the pagri band on the slouch hat. Ref: Cole p75-76. Second World War Indian Army higher formation badge for XXXIII Indian Corps. Formation note: XXXIII Indian Corps (33rd Indian Corps) was raised to defend Southern India and was originally intended as an amphibious force (hence the tri-service badge). As part of 14th Army, 33rd Corps was tasked to defend the northern-most Japanese thrust around Kohima. Through 1944-45 the Corps took part in the offensive driving the Japanese back over the Chindwin, the push to the Irrawaddy and the capture of Mandalay in March 1945. Having operated on the line of the Irrawaddy, 33rd Corps linked up with troops moving north from Rangoon and was transferred to 12th Army in May 1945.

cWW2 3rd British Infantry Division Cloth Formation Sign Badge WWII 3rd Inf Div Patch. VGC. Formation Sign adopted 1940. In May 1940, after several months of relative inactivity, the German Army launched its attack in the west which resulted in the BEF being split up from the French Army, evacuated from Dunkirk. Due to Montgomery\'s strict training regime, the 3rd Division suffered comparatively few casualties and earned a reputation as one of the best British divisions in France. During the evacuation Montgomery was promoted to temporary command of II Corps and Brigadier Kenneth Anderson took temporary control of the division before, in July, Major General James Gammell assumed command. Gunners of the 20th Anti-Tank Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, haul a 2-pdr anti-tank gun up a steep slope during training at Verwood in Dorset, 22 March 1941. For over a year after Dunkirk the composition of 3rd Division remained largely unchanged (except that the motorcycle battalion was converted into 3rd (RNF) Reconnaissance Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps). Then, in September 1941, the 7th Guards Brigade was transferred to help create the Guards Armoured Division, and, in November, the 37th Infantry Brigade Group joined the 3rd Division and was renumbered 7th Brigade with the following composition: the Brigade anti-tank companies were disbanded during 1941 and 92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, formerly the 7th Battalion, Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), joined the division in March 1942. In June 1942, 3rd Infantry Division was reorganised as a \'Mixed\' Division, with 33rd Tank Brigade replacing 7th Infantry Brigade. By early 1943, the experiment with \'mixed\' divisions was abandoned, and division reverted to being an infantry formation, 33rd Tank Brigade being replaced by 185th Infantry Brigade.

cWW2 3rd British Infantry Division Cloth Printed Formation Sign Badge Scarce, WWII 3rd Inf Div printed patch, removed from Battle Dress. VGC. Formation Sign adopted 1940. In May 1940, after several months of relative inactivity, the German Army launched its attack in the west which resulted in the BEF being split up from the French Army, evacuated from Dunkirk. Due to Montgomery\'s strict training regime, the 3rd Division suffered comparatively few casualties and earned a reputation as one of the best British divisions in France. During the evacuation Montgomery was promoted to temporary command of II Corps and Brigadier Kenneth Anderson took temporary control of the division before, in July, Major General James Gammell assumed command. Gunners of the 20th Anti-Tank Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, haul a 2-pdr anti-tank gun up a steep slope during training at Verwood in Dorset, 22 March 1941. For over a year after Dunkirk the composition of 3rd Division remained largely unchanged (except that the motorcycle battalion was converted into 3rd (RNF) Reconnaissance Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps). Then, in September 1941, the 7th Guards Brigade was transferred to help create the Guards Armoured Division, and, in November, the 37th Infantry Brigade Group joined the 3rd Division and was renumbered 7th Brigade with the following composition: the Brigade anti-tank companies were disbanded during 1941 and 92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, formerly the 7th Battalion, Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), joined the division in March 1942. In June 1942, 3rd Infantry Division was reorganised as a \'Mixed\' Division, with 33rd Tank Brigade replacing 7th Infantry Brigade. By early 1943, the experiment with \'mixed\' divisions was abandoned, and division reverted to being an infantry formation, 33rd Tank Brigade being replaced by 185th Infantry Brigade.

cWW2 4th/7th Dragoon Guards Cloth Arm patch Badge cWWII nice wartime construction 4th / 7th DG Regimental Designation. Small nick in cloth on right edge. GC. The 4th/7th D.G. whilst serving as GHQ Troops, became the first Cavalry Regiment to wear a Regimental flash 1939. Ref: BoBD 353.

cWW2 52nd (Lowland) Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign Patch Badge c1944-47, 52nd (Lowland) Div printed cloth formation sign shoulder title \'Mountain\' pairing. Very nice set, removed from Battle Dress. Near, VGC. Ref: BoBD 946. The 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was originally formed as the Lowland Division, in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. It later became the 52nd (Lowland) Division in 1915. The 52nd (Lowland) Division fought in the First World War before being disbanded, with the rest of the Territorial Force, in 1920. The Territorial Force was later reformed as the Territorial Army and the division was again raised, during the inter-war years, as the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division - a 1st Line Territorial Army Infantry Division - and went on to serve during the Second World War. By December 1947, the formation amalgamated with 51st (Highland) Infantry Division to become 51st/52nd Scottish Division, but, by March 1950, 51st Division and 52nd Division had been recreated as separate formations. 52nd (Lowland) Division finally disbanded in 1968.

cWW2 5th Corps (V Corps) Cloth Formation Sign Badge c1940-45, 5th Corps (V Corps) Cloth Formation Sign. A white embroidered Viking ship picked out black with red cross on sail, all on a black background. Faces left. VGC. Created in June 1940 the Corp saw extensive action and involvement in Operation Torch in 1942.I t fought through the Tunisia Campaign and later the Italian Campaign.

cWW2 73rd Independent Infantry Printed Formation Badge 1941-43 printed formation sign removed from Battle Dress neatly. VGC. 73rd Ind Inf Brigade initially consisted of infantry battalions raised for hostilities-only and, aside from a few Regular and Territorial soldiers, was composed almost entirely of conscripts and wartime volunteers. In December 1942 the battalions were posted elsewhere and the brigade ceased to be an operational formation, although the headquarters remained in existence until 19 July 1943, when it was finally disbanded. The Bde served under various commands throughout its short existence: GHQ Home Forces from 19 June and 2 July 1941, the Devon and Cornwall County Division between 3 July and 30 November 1941, VIII Corps between 1 December 1941 and 12 December 1942, and Southern Command from 13 December 1942 and 18 July 1943. Order of battle: The 73rd Brigade was constituted as follows during the war: 18th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (from 27 March 1941, left 17 May 1941) 9th Battalion, King\'s Own Scottish Borderers (from 3 April 1941, left 17 May 1941) 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers (from 3 April 1941, left 17 May 1941) 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (from 19 July 1941, left 21 September 1942) 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall\'s Light Infantry (from 19 July 1941, left 9 December 1942) 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (from 19 July 1941, left 11 December 1942) 2nd Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment (from 22 September 1942, left 8 December 1942)

cWW2 78th Infantry Division Formation Sign Bevo Badge cWWII 78th Inf Div Formation \'bevo style\' badge. Removed from uniform. GC.

cWW2 9th Armoured Brigade Formation Sign Badge Scarce wartime construction patch to the 9th Armd Bde. Removed from Battle Dress / uniform. GC. The white horse was also worn post-war with the TA. Ref: BoBD 2660. The white horse reflected the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry\'s connection to the white horse with the vale of the white horse. El Alamein During the North Africa campaign, the 9th Armd Brigade was commanded by Brigadier J.C.Currie and fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein. Its units were: 3rd Hussars Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Warwickshire Yeomanry 9th Armoured Brigade Signal Squadron (Middlesex Yeomanry), Royal Corps of Signals.

cWW2 Air Raid Precautions (ARP) Incident Officer (IO) Printed Arm Badge Patch c1940-45, A.R.P. Incident Offr sleeve printed patch. Some tape to reverse from being in an album, VGC. Incident Officers (I.O.s) were responsible for managing the various rescue services that arrived at air raid incidents. London adopted the first trained wardens for this purpose in 1939. To distinguish them from other personnel they wore an \'INCIDENT OFFICER\' armband and a light blue helmet cover. A more permanent badge for Incident Officers was introduced in August 1940. The letters I and O in Cambridge blue on a dark background were worn on the lower right sleeve. In London, a badge with a stylised I and O in script lettering was produced. The designated position (as per ARP Memo 17) was midway between the sleeve seams and the bottom edge of the badge was six inches from the end of the sleeve. If the individual also held the the Bomb Reconnaissance Officer badge the IO badge was placed \'forward\' and the badges were placed half an inch from each other. The use of Incident Officers was adopted nationally and wardens as well as serving police officers were trained to organise the services at incidents. A number of printed and embroidered variations exist. The use of script lettering is thought to be mainly found in the London Civil Defence areas but is is also known to have been issued by local authorities on the south coast.

cWW2 Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Air Force Large Button Nice flat blazer style A.T.A. brass button maker GAUNT LONDON. GC. Dia: 21mm. Large size.

cWW2 Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Air Force Large Plastic Button Nice plastic A.T.A. button maker JAs GROVE & SONS HALESOWEN. VGC. Dia: 21mm. Large size.

cWW2 Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Air Force Small Button Nice flat blazer style A.T.A. brass button maker GAUNT LONDON. GC. Dia: 14mm. Cap size.

cWW2 Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Canada National Shoulder Title cWWII A.T.A. wire embroidered Canada Canadian shoulder title patch.

cWW2 Airborne Forces Parachute Regiment etc \'Paste Back\' Cloth Shoulder Title Patch Scarce great condition cWWII, Airborne Para Regt etc \'paste / starch backed\' badge for Battle Dress.

cWW2 Airborne Forces Printed Cloth \'Strip\' Shoulder Title Arm Badge WWII wartime printed \'Airborne\'. Rare unissued. VGC. The existing 11th Special Air Service Battalion was renamed the 1st Parachute Battalion and, together with the newly raised 2nd and 3rd Parachute Battalions, formed the first of the new airborne formations, the 1st Parachute Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Richard Nelson Gale, who would later command the 6th Airborne Division from 1943 to 1944. The 2nd and 3rd Parachute Battalions were formed from volunteers, between the ages of twenty-two and thirty-two, who were already serving in infantry units. Only ten men from any one unit were allowed to volunteer. In October 1941, Brigadier Frederick Arthur Montague \"Boy\" Browning was promoted to major general, named the Commander Parachute and Airborne Troops, and ordered to form a headquarters to develop and train airborne forces. The next unit formed was the 1st Airlanding Brigade on 10 October 1941, by the conversion of the mountain warfare trained 31st Independent Infantry Brigade Group, commanded by Brigadier George Frederick \"Hoppy\" Hopkinson, later to command the division. The brigade comprised four battalions: the 1st Border Regiment, 2nd South Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, and the 1st Royal Ulster Rifles.The men who were unsuitable for airborne forces were replaced by volunteers from other units. By the end of the year Browning\'s command had become the HQ of 1st Airborne Division. Browning expressed his opinion that the force must not be sacrificed in \"penny packets\", and urged the formation of a third brigade.17 Permission was finally granted in July 1942, and the 2nd Parachute Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Ernest Down, who would later succeed Hopkinson in command of the division, was formed. The 2nd Parachute Brigade was assigned the existing 4th Parachute Battalion, and two new battalions converted from line infantry units, the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion, converted from the 7th Battalion, Queen\'s Own Cameron Highlanders, and the 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion, from the 10th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers.

cWW2 American Version Combined Operations Formation Sign Patch. British made wartime American Pattern Combined Ops badge. Removed from Battle Dress. GC. Combined Operations Headquarters was a department of the British War Office set up during Second World War to harass the Germans on the European continent by means of raids carried out by use of combined naval and army forces in the main Commandos.

cWW2 Army Catering Corps (ACC) Plastic Economy Cap Badge cWWII A.C.C. Plastic sometimes called \'bakerlite\' chocolate brown colour. No warping etc. With blades, maker marked: \'A-1\' and \'A. STANLEY & SONS WALSALL\'. Both blades intact (one bent under the other). VGC.

cWW2 Automobile Association (AA) Cloth Home Guard (HG) Arm Patch Shoulder Title WW1 Medal Ribbons & Mufti / Sweetheart Badge cWWII A.A. arm badge as worn by HG pers; woven shoulder title; WWI trio of war medal ribbons with World War Two Defence and a button hole enamel mufti badge. Worn / removed from tunic, good condition. Ref: The Armourer. Issue 19. Jan/Feb 1997.

cWW2 Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) Brass Shoulder Title Badges Pair cWWII A.T.S. pr of shoulder titles, lugs North to South. GC.

cWW2 Belgium Free Forces Shoulder Title Patch cWWII Belgium coth shoulder title badge as worn by Belgique free navy and Inter-allied Commandos. Navy dark blue red lettering. VGC. Mark to reverse from album removal.

cWW2 British 12th Army Printed Cloth Formation Sign Patch Badge WWII, 12th Army printed Formation Sign sewn onto a reinforced stiff backing with poppers to reverse. Very Nice Example. VGC. The Twelfth Army was a British Army formation during the Second World War. The Twelfth Army denotation was actually used twice; firstly, in 1943, for a fictional formation and secondly, in 1944/45, in Burma. The Twelfth Army moniker was originally used by Advanced Headquarters \'A\' Force, a Cairo-based deception department created by Dudley Clarke, for a formation used in Operation Barclay and Operation Zeppelin. It was later used for a real formation in Burma, which took over operations from the Fourteenth Army and would later become Burma Command.

cWW2 British 2nd Army Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch cWWII 2nd Army badge, on a white shield a blue cross with a Crusader\'s sword superimposed. VGC. Ref: BoBD 3058

cWW2 British Army 21st Army Group Headquarters GHQ (Line of Communication Troops) Printed Formation Sign Patch cWWII, 21st Army Gp badge General HQ France Formation Sign. Removed from Battle Dress Tunic. GC.

cWW2 British Army Bren Gunner (BG) Cloth Proficiency Arm Badge cWWII B.G. Bren machine gunner private purchase wartime trade specialist qualification patch. Ref: BoBD1598.

cWW2 British Indian General Staff Officer\'s Gilt Dress Cap Badge and 2 Buttons General Officer\'s Staff lovely \'fresh\' gilt Cap Badge 1926-45, two blades to reverse. With accompanying 2 x medium sized, 17.5mm gilt buttons. VGC.

cWW2 British Indian General Staff Officer\'s Service Dress Cap Badge General Officer\'s Staff OSD Bronze Cap Badge 1926-45. Two blades to reverse. GC.

cWW2 British Parachute Qualification Wings Rare cWWII un-cut \'paste back\' Para wings. VGC. The first operation by the Parachute Regiment was Operation Biting in February 1942. The Parachute Regiment was formed on 22 June 1940 during the Second World War and eventually raised 17 battalions. In Europe, these battalions formed part of the 1st Airborne Division, the 6th Airborne Division and the 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group. Another three battalions served with the British Indian Army in India and Burma. The regiment took part in six major parachute assault operations in North Africa, Italy, Greece, France, the Netherlands and Germany, often landing ahead of all other troops.

cWW2 British Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Slip-On Shoulder Title Patches cWWII R.A.S.C. slip-on shoulder tab badges. VGC.

cWW2 British Troops in Norway Printed Formation Sign Badge British Tps in Norway WWII patch. Believed produced by Calico Printers. Some wear, good vibrant colours. GC. Included in this force were 1st Airborne Division under General Urquhart and 1st Special Air Service (SAS) Brigade under Brigadier Calvert.

cWW2 Buffs Royal East Kent Regiment Shoulder Title Badge cWWII Buffs Regimental shoulder title badge. White mesh backing. VGC. The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army traditionally raised in the English county of Kent and garrisoned at Canterbury. It had a history dating back to 1572 and was one of the oldest regiments in the British Army, being third in order of precedence (ranked as the 3rd Regiment of the line). The regiment provided distinguished service over a period of almost four hundred years accumulating one hundred and sixteen battle honours. In 1881, under the Childers Reforms, it was known as the Buffs (East Kent Regiment) and later, on 3 June 1935, was renamed the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). In 1961, it was amalgamated with the Queen\'s Own Royal West Kent Regiment to form the Queen\'s Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment, which was later merged, on 31 December 1966, with the Queen\'s Royal Surrey Regiment, the Royal Sussex Regiment and the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge\'s Own) to form the Queen\'s Regiment. This regiment was, in turn, amalgamated with the Royal Hampshire Regiment, in September 1992, to create the Princess of Wales\'s Royal Regiment (Queen\'s and Royal Hampshires).

cWW2 Canada 1st Army Corps 1 Divisional Headquarters Printed Formation Sign Patch Badge c1943-45 1st Canadian Army HQ Div Patch HQ & Misc Army Troops. Canvas. Unissued, VGC. Ref: BoBD 1980.

cWW2 Canadian Armoured Corps (CAC) Printed Cloth Shoulder Title Badge A good example of a British made khaki backed printed canvas C.A.C. shoulder title patch. Neatly removed from Uniform. GC. Originally formed as the Canadian Cavalry Corps in 1910, they were then designated as the Canadian Tank Corps during the First World War. The modern Canadian Armoured Corps was created on 13 August 1940 with Major-General (then Colonel) F. F. Worthington as its first colonel-commandant. The Corp was subsequently bestowed the honour of the \'Royal\' designation by King George VI in 1945. The title is in a nice condition

cWW2 Canadian Corps of Military Staff Clerks Slip-On Shoulder Title. Great Condition C.M.S.C. Battle Dress slip-on shoulder tab. Two securing tabs to reverse. The CMSC was raised in Militia HQ Ottawa in 1912. The CMSC served abroad in both world wars and were responsible for all clerical duties and the printing of Field Orders at the GHQ Staff level. Disbanded 1946.

cWW2 Canadian New Brunswick (NB) Rangers \'Paste Back\' Cloth Shoulder Title A perfect example of a British made \'paste/starch backed\' N.B. (New Brunswick) Rangers embroidered shoulder title patch. The New Brunswick Rangers mobilized the 1st Battalion, The New Brunswick Rangers, CASF, on 1 January 1941. It was redesignated as The 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade Support Group (The New Brunswick Rangers) on the 1 November 1943 as The 10th Independent Machine Gun Company (The New Brunswick Rangers), CIC, CASF on 24 February 1944. The unit served at Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada in a home defence role as part of Atlantic Command from June 1942 to July 1943. It embarked for Britain on 13 September 1943. On 26 July 1944, the company landed in France as part of the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Armoured Division, and it continued to fight in North-West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas company was disbanded on 15 February 1946.

cWW2 Canadian Princess Louise Fusiliers British Made Cloth Shoulder Title Nice unissued condition, embroidered a Regiment from Canada. The Princess Louise Fus. During World War II the Fusiliers were sent to Italy as part of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division. The regiment fielded two machine gun companies, the 11th Independent MG Coy - in support of the 11th Infantry Brigade, and the 12th Independent MG Coy - in support of the 12th Infantry Brigade. As part of the British Commonwealth Armd Divs of that period, independent MG coys consisted of: HQ platoon; one platoon operating Browning .50 cal and a heavy MGs; platoon operating 107mm heavy mortars. In February 1945 the 5th Armoured was transferred from Italy to Belgium, and these two companies participated in the liberation of the Netherlands from late March to the German surrender. During the conflict. The regiment received nine more battle honours, bringing their total count to 16.

cWW2 Cash Tape No 42 Royal Marines Commando Shoulder Title Two piece \'cash tape\' 42 and separate RM for wear on the Battle Dress (BD). Missing the \'Commando\'. WWII. Dimensions: 17mm Height. No. 42 (Royal Marine) Commando was raised in August 1943, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R C de M. Leathes from the 1st Royal Marine Battalion, as part of the expansion of the commandos. They were assigned to the 3rd Special Service Brigade and served in India and Burma in 1943–45, including operations in the Arakan and Assam. It took part in the third Arakan campaign and carried out a series of amphibious landings down the Burmese coastline. Including the landings at Myebon and the Battle of Hill 170. It then returned to India to prepare for Operation Zipper the invasion of British Malaya. The war ended before the operation began and the commando was diverted to reoccupy Hong Kong.

cWW2 Cash Tape No 45 Royal Marines Commando Shoulder Title Two piece \'cash tape\' 45 and separate RM for wear on the Battle Dress (BD). Missing the \'Commando\'. WWII. Dimensions: 17mm Height. Formed as 45 RM Commando on 1 August 1943. It was commanded between March 1940 and February 1942 by Arnold Reading. The unit transitioned to the Commando role as a formed unit, by-passing the individual volunteer and selection process undertaken by Army Commando candidates. Personnel undertook, and completed, the Commando Basic Training Course at Achnacarry, Scotland. As part of the 1st Special Service Brigade, the Commando participated in Operation Overlord (the D-Day Normandy landings), before going on to move through Europe into Germany, including Brachterbeek on 23 January 1945. During the Ardennes Offensive, the retitled 1st Commando Brigade was given the task of holding a stretch of the River Meuse; it was during this period of operations that Lance Corporal H. Harden, a medical orderly of the RAMC attached to 45 (RM) Commando, won the Victoria Cross.

cWW2 Chindits Special Forces Printed Arm Formation Patch Scarce, WWII c1943-45 printed Chindits\' patch. GC. The Chindits, officially known as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. Brigadier Orde Wingate formed them for long-range penetration operations against the Imperial Japanese Army, especially attacking lines of communication deep behind Japanese lines. Their operations featured long marches through extremely difficult terrain, undertaken by underfed troops often weakened by diseases such as malaria and dysentery. Controversy persists over the extremely high casualty-rate and the debatable military value of the achievements of the Chindits.

cWW2 Coldstream Guards (CG) Regiment Cloth Shoulder Title cWWII C.G. cloth shoulder title. Adopted Apr 1940. Removed from Battle Dress. GC. Ref BoBD 478. P.75.

cWW2 Combined Operations Cloth Embroidered Formation Sign cWWII Combined Ops \'cut-down\' tombstone shaped removed from Battle Dress patch.

cWW2 Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Regiment \'Paste Back\' Cloth Shoulder Title Badge D.L.I. paste backed wartime shoulder title patch. VGC. Some glue to reverse as stuck in album.

cWW2 East Lancashire Sweetheart Brooch Tie Pin Badge cWWII style tie pin of the East Lancs Regiment. Slight enamel damage in the top \'Egypt\' scroll otherwise in reasonable condition with fully functional pin fittings. Near GC.

cWW2 Egypt Army National Battle Dress Shoulder Title Badge Scarce Egyptian Volunteers for the British Army shoulder title for wear on the Battle Dress. Worn c1940-42. Ref BoBD 1841. P.341.

cWW2 First Commando Brigade Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Scarce, concave royal blue cloth shoulder title patch with \'FIRST COMMANDO BRIGADE\' embroidered in red coloured lettering on the front face. A minor moth hole to edge and some minor small nips - see pics. GC. An unofficial shoulder title. The name 1st Cdo Bde was approved on 4 Dec 1944. Ref: BoBD 2110.

cWW2 Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Cloth Enlisted Man Aircrew Naval Wings Badge Great condition WWII era F.A.A. enlisted men aircrew aviator wings patch.

cWW2 Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Cloth Enlisted Man Aircrew Naval Wings Badge Great condition WWII era F.A.A. enlisted men aircrew aviator wings patch.

cWW2 General Service Corps (GSC) Brown Colour Plastic Bakelite Cap Badge G.S.C. wartime economy King\'s Crown, plastic bakelite cap badge on blades. Maker marked 1-A. A. STANLEY & SONS WALSALL. VGC.

cWW2 German Coastal Artillery Kriegsmarine \'Bevo Style\' Breast Eagle Badge cWWII German Navy Naval Coastal Arty breast eagle. Removed from tunic, good bevo worn example. GC.

cWW2 German Kriegsmarine (Navy) Signals NCO\'S Career Arm Badge Insignia (Laufbahnabzeichen) Lovely, WWII KM NCO\'s Sleeve Badge Signals Trade Qualification. VGC. On entering Kriegsmarine service all personnel were assigned and trained for a specific career. These careers consisted of a wide variety of specialty trades and functions with some of the careers restricted to certain rank groups. On successful completion of the appropriate training, personnel were issued distinctive career insignia to be worn on the upper left sleeve of the uniforms. For EM/NCO’s the career insignia could be worn combined with the rank insignia or as separate insignia. Regulations dictated that the base color of the insignia was to match the color of the uniform it was worn on.

cWW2 German Kriegsmarine Naval Engineer Trade Badge Patch WWII German Kriegsmarine Navy Engine Mech Sleeve Trade Badge.Kriegsmarine (KM) Ingenieuroffiziere abzeichen VGC.

cWW2 German Luftwaffe Qualified Telephone Operator Trade Patch Standard size circular Luftwaffe blue grey material cloth with finely woven lightening bolts to the centre in silver thread. VGC.

cWW2 German Naval Kriegsmarine Obergefreiter\'s Cloth Rank Chevron Stripes Armwinkel Patch Badge c1938-45, WWII German Navy Obergefreiter\'s Summer Uniform rank. The insignia consists of dual, machine woven, cornflower blue rayon, \"V\" shaped, chevron, machine stitched to an inverted triangular, brushed white cotton base. Uniform removed. GC. The Kriegsmarine adopted rank chevrons for all Enlisted ranks in 1933. The chevrons were worn on the upper left sleeve of most garments, with a few exceptions and the base color of the chevron was to match the uniform it was worn on. The Kriegsmarine rank chevrons underwent four modifications between 1933 and 1940, in an unsuccessful attempt to conform to the army EM’s rank chevrons. NB: Quite often the rank chevrons were combined with the individuals career insignia. Depending on the time period that this chevron was worn it would signify the rank of Gefreiter from 1933 to January 1935, the rank of Oberstabsmatrose from January 1935 to January 1937 the rank of Stabsmatrose from January 1937 to January 1938 and the rank of Obergefreiter from January 1938 until the end of the war.

cWW2 German Navy Boatswain\'s Enlisted Man\'s Career Sleeve Insignia Patch cWWII German Naval Boatswain\'s EM\'s Career Sleeve Insignia. Trade badge. Navy blue wool with yellow star. VGC. Ärmelabzeichen Kriegsmarine Laufbahn Bootsmannsm, maschinegestickt

cWW2 German Navy Kriegsmarine \'Blocking Weapons Mechanics\' Career Sleeve Insignia Patch cWWII German Naval Kriegsmarine Blocking Weapons Mechanics .Larger oval dark blue woolen patch features a desirable gilted metal anchor/mine/cogwheel insignia with a metal rank stripe. The reverse is missing its backing, otherwise, VGC. Kriegsmarine, Ärmelabzeichen, Sperrwaffen-Mechanikermaat, Metallausführung für die blaue Paradejacke, Rückenabdeckung.

cWW2 German Navy Kriegsmarine Carpenter Enlisted Man\'s Cloth Trade Specialist Patch cWWII German Naval Carpenter badge Kriegsmarine (KM) Zimmermannslaufbahn Abzeichen. Maker\'s / Issue \'L\' letter stamped to reverse. VGC.

cWW2 German Navy Kriegsmarine Obermatrose Rank Sleeve Patch Badge cWWII Kriegsmarine rank badge. Dark navy blue backing with inverted ‘V’ of gold tress. VGC.

cWW2 German War Merit Medal 2nd Class with Swords Maker Marked \'127\' A German WW2 War Merit medal with swords nicely maker marked “127” on the ring, attributed to the following manufacturer: Moritz Hausch of Pforzheim. The packet also, matches the same maker marked address. Nice set with a long albeit, slightly faded ribbon. The medal is in unissued condition. Hard to upgrade a set like this.

cWW2 Gibraltar 3rd Coast Regiment Royal Artillery Cloth Formation Sign Patch Badge cWWII, Gib Garrison 3rd Coastal R.A. Regt. Near, VGC. Ref: BoBD 2469.

cWW2 Glider Pilot Regiment Firmin Other Ranks Cap Badge Scarce maker marked FIRMIN ORs white metal cap badge. c1942 - 1952. VGC. The Glider Pilot Regiment was a British Airborne Forces unit of the Second World War, which was responsible for crewing the British Army\'s military gliders and saw action in the European theatre in support of Allied airborne operations. Established during the war in 1942, the regiment was disbanded in 1957.

cWW2 Infantry Red Lieutenant Officer Set Matching Pips Stars Rank Badges WW2 wartime period British Infantry Lt (4x pips) Officer rank insignia. A good matching set. Removed from a uniform. GC.

cWW2 King\'s (Liverpool) Regimental Flash Pagri / Arm Designation Chindits Maroon and blue, non synthetic material. The 1st Battalion was in India and Burma for the duration of WW2 and became part of the Chindits - Pagri flashes - worn on the slouch hat or sun helmet. The 5th and 9th Battalions also, wore them as arm flashes while serving with the 55th Division, the 5th wearing them horizontally and the 9th vertically. Dims: 6.5cm x 5cm. Ref: BoBD 571.

cWW2 King\'s Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) Driver Mechanic (DM) Trade Cloth Badge cWWII K.R.R.C. colours \'D.M.\' trade specialist qualification sleeve patch in red with black lettering. Paste backed. VGC. Ref: BoBD 1597.

cWW2 Kriegsmarine Breast Eagle Cloth Badge White Uniform cWWII, M38 Kriegsmarine Naval Breast Eagle for EM and NCOs, flat embroidered weave cotton construction in blue on a white backing patch. The breast eagle has no damage or repairs in good condition. The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war Reichsmarine (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches, along with the Heer and the Luftwaffe, of the Wehrmacht, the German armed forces from 1935 to 1945.

cWW2 Kriegsmarine Summer Issue Breast Eagle \'Bevo\' Pattern Badge An M38 Kriegsmarine Navy Summer Issue Bevo Breast Eagle for EM and NCOs, flat BeVo weave construction in blue on a white backing patch. The breast eagle has no damage or repairs in good condition. The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war Reichsmarine (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches, along with the Heer and the Luftwaffe, of the Wehrmacht, the German armed forces from 1935 to 1945.

cWW2 Lancashire Fusiliers Paste Backed Cloth Shoulder Title cWWII paste / glue back Lancs Fus Regiment shoulder title. Removed from album with paper to reverse otherwise, VGC. The Lancashire Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that saw distinguished service through many years and wars, including the Second Boer War, and the First and Second World Wars. It had many different titles throughout its 280 years of existence. In 1968 the regiment was amalgamated with the other regiments of the Fusilier Brigade – the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) – to form the current Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

cWW2 Large Royal Air Force Ferry Command (RAFFC) Silvered Officer Pattern Button Very Rare R.A.F.F.C. silvered button. Maker SCULLY LTD MONTREAL Canada. 1941-43. Dia: 23mm. RAF Ferry Command was the secretive Royal Air Force command formed on 20 July 1941 to ferry urgently needed aircraft from their place of manufacture in the United States and Canada, to the front line operational units in Britain, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East during the Second World War. It was later subsumed into the new Transport Command on 25 March 1943 by being reduced to Group status.

cWW2 Le Regiment De Montmagny 2 x Variation Cap Badges Le Régiment de Montmagny cap badges one gilt washed possibly SNCO and the other with Scully Montreal maker marked. Post 1924. Price for both.

cWW2 Leicestershire Regiment Paste Backed Cloth Shoulder Title Badge cWWII, Leicester Regt pasted backed wartime shoulder title. VGC. The Leicestershire Regiment (Royal Leicestershire Regiment after 1946) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a history going back to 1688. The regiment saw service for three centuries, in numerous wars and conflicts such as both World War I and World War II, before being amalgamated, in September 1964, with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk), the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester\'s Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) and the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) to form the present day Royal Anglian Regiment, of which B Company of the 2nd Battalion continues the lineage of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment.

cWW2 Life Guards Regiment Cloth Shoulder Title Second-pattern Second World War Life Guards shoulder title. Rounded edges. Ref: BoBD 491. P.76. This is the second \'serif version\' of the Life Guards embroidered shoulder title introduce for wear on battledress in December 1940. The badges began to reach the regiment in March 1941, the 2nd batch in WWII were the serif typeface.

cWW2 Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) Officer\'s Service Dress (OSD) Pattern Officer\'s Bronzed Cap Badge Rare, WWII (1940-45) L.R.D.G. Special Forces O.S.D. \'Quartermaster\' patt lovely patina, wartime cap badge on lugs, VGC. \'Lay-away\' plans available. E-mail to suit your needs. Originally called the Long Range Patrol (LRP), the unit was founded in Egypt in June 1940 by Major Ralph Alger Bagnold, acting under the direction of General Archibald Wavell. Bagnold was assisted by Captain Patrick Clayton and Captain William Shaw. The majority of the men were from New Zealand, but they were soon joined by a few Southern Rhodesian and British volunteers, whereupon new sub-units were formed and the name was changed to the better-known Long Range Desert Group (LRDG). The LRDG never numbered more than 350 men, all of whom were volunteers. The LRDG was formed specifically to carry out deep penetration, covert reconnaissance patrols and intelligence missions from behind Italian lines, although they sometimes engaged in combat operations. Because the LRDG were experts in desert navigation, they were sometimes assigned to guide other units, including the Special Air Service (SAS) and secret agents across the desert. During the Desert Campaign between December 1940 and April 1943, the vehicles of the LRDG operated constantly behind the Axis lines, missing a total of only 15 days during the entire period.4 Possibly their most notable offensive action was during Operation Caravan, an attack on the town of Barce and its associated airfield, on the night of 13 September 1942. However, their most vital role was the \'Road Watch\', during which they clandestinely monitored traffic on the main road from Tripoli to Benghazi, transmitting the intelligence to British Army Headquarters. With the surrender of the Axis forces in Tunisia in May 1943, the LRDG changed roles and moved operations to the eastern Mediterranean, carrying out missions in the Greek islands, Italy and the Balkans. After the end of the war in Europe, the leaders of the LRDG made a request to the War Office for the unit to be transferred to the Far East to conduct operations against the Japanese Empire. The request was declined and the LRDG was disbanded in August 1945.

cWW2 Luftwaffe German Air Force Motor Transport (MT) Badge Machine embroidered Schirrfeldwebbel equipment administrator, motor vehicles 1935-42. Unissued mint.

cWW2 Machine Gunner\'s (MG) Paste Back Trade Patch Cloth Badge cWWII, \'M.G.\' Cloth Trade Badge stood for Machine Gun crew. It was awarded to soldiers who were trained (1st Class) 1914 onwards to use the Machine Gun which could either be the Vickers machine Gun or the Maxium machine gun. Paste backed wartime. VGC. Worn on the lower left sleeve on the SD / BD tunic.

cWW2 Mentioned in Despatches Medal Group to Reverend Burnley Royal Army Chaplain\'s Department (RAChD) With Corresponding Paperwork Cap Badge & Ribbon Bars WWII Medal gp attributed to Rev Hubert Burnley CF. All came together. Medals unnamed as issued and mounted on a medal bar: 1939/45 Star Africa Star - with \'1st Army\' Bar Italy Star France And Geremany Star War Medal (1939-45) - with MiD Emblem And his: Medal full ribbon bar with MiD Mini bar missing war ribbon Officer Service Dress (OSD) Blackened RAChD cap badge on blades. Mentioned in Despatch Certificate dated 10 May 1946. London Gazette Supplement 4th April 1946. Address Salemoor, Manchester. Handwritten Baptism Cert dtd 18th Jul 1945, 105th (British) General Hospital, Bruges, Belgium. Marriage Certs for an ATS Pte Iris Kathleen Lilian May Norton to Private Hugh Mcallum from the 105th Gen Hosp dtd 24 Oct 1945. Hubert Burnley\'s Educational Certs ordinary degree Master of Arts in Philosophy and English from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. And other Ed certs 1924 - 25. Great research project. The Royal Army Chaplains\' Department (R.A.Ch.D.) is an all-officer department that provides ordained clergy to minister to the British Army.

cWW2 Merchant Navy Official Issue MN War Service Badge A scarce Second War period \'MN\' lapel badge, made by the Royal Mint and officially issued from January 1940 to all Merchant Navy officers and men as a form of identity and to fulfil the role of a National Service badge. VGC. Buttonhole fitting. Height 23mm.

cWW2 Ministry of Information Greek Motto Censorship Badge Good WWII wartime oxidised silver plated badge, rose within a laurel wreath surmounted by a King\'s Crown with Greek motto scroll below which translates as \"We Work in Silence\". Believed to be worn by officers at ports employed to seek out sensitive material which would be of use to our enemies. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings.

cWW2 Minty Royal West Kent Regiment Printed Shoulder Title Badge RWK Regiment WWII printed shoulder title patch for Battle Dress. Impossible to up-grade. Minty condition.

cWW2 Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK) Paramilitary Sleeve Eagle \'Bevo\' Cloth Badge An unissued N.S.K.K. sleeve eagle, flat wire \'Bevo\' construction silver aluminum thread woven on black rayon complete with RZM tag to reverse in mint condition. The National Socialist Motor Corps (German: Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps, NSKK) was a paramilitary organisation of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) that officially existed from May 1931 to 1945. The group was a successor organisation to the older National Socialist Automobile Corps (German: Nationalsozialistisches Automobilkorps, NSAK), which had existed since April 1930. The NSKK served as a training organization, mainly instructing members in the operation and maintenance of high-performance motorcycles and automobiles. The NSKK was further used to transport NSDAP and SA members, and also served as a roadside assistance group in the mid-1930s. The outbreak of World War II in Europe led to recruitment among NSKK ranks to serve in the transport corps of various German military branches. A French section of the NSKK was also organised after the German occupation of France began in 1940. The NSKK was the smallest of the Nazi Party organisations. Dissolved 1945.

cWW2 NCO\'s Kriegsmarine German Navy Naval Visor Cap Cockade (Eichenlaubkranz und Korkade für Schirmmütz) 1935 Pattern WW2 German Kriegsmarine Non-Commissioned Officer / Enlisted Mens\' Cloth Cap Cockade. A scarce embroidered example. VGC.

cWW2 No 45 (RM) Commando Cloth Woven Shoulder Title Badge Rare Number 45 (R.M.) Cdo shoulder title patch 1943-50s. VGC. The battalion reformed as 45 RM Commando on 1 August 1943. After reforming and retitling, the unit transitioned to the Commando role as a formed unit, by-passing the individual volunteer and selection process undertaken by Army Commando candidates. Personnel undertook, and completed, the Commando Basic Training Course at Achnacarry, Scotland. As part of the 1st Special Service Brigade, the Commando participated in Operation Overlord (the D-Day Normandy landings), before going on to move through Europe into Germany, including Brachterbeek on 23 January 1945. During the Ardennes Offensive, the retitled 1st Commando Brigade was given the task of holding a stretch of the River Meuse; it was during this period of operations that Lance Corporal H. Harden, a medical orderly of the RAMC attached to 45 (RM) Commando, won the Victoria Cross.

cWW2 No 46 (RM) Commando Cloth Woven Shoulder Title Badge Number 46 (R.M.) Cdo shoulder title patch 1943-46. VGC. No. 46 (Royal Marine) Commando was a battalion size formation of the Royal Marines, part of the British Commandos, formed in August 1943 during the Second World War. The Commando was assigned to the 4th Special Service Brigade and served in North-west Europe and took part in the D-Day landings, as well as operations around Ostend and Antwerp, before being disbanded after the war in January 1946.

cWW2 No.1 Armoured Replacement Group CMF Cloth Formation Sign Badge Rare, embroidered example. Black helmeted head of Mars belching flames bearing tank on horizontally divided RAC colours of yellow over red. Near VGC.

cWW2 North Midland District Woven Cloth Formation Badge Great condition approved Jul 1944. NM District Patch. Early construction. Robin Hood. Ref: BoBD 4105.

cWW2 North Midland District Woven Cloth Formation Badge Great condition approved Jul 1944. NM District Patch. Early construction. Robin Hood. Removed from Battle Dress (BD). GC.

cWW2 North Midland District Woven Printed Cloth Formation Badge Great condition approved Jul 1944. NM District printed patch. Robin Hood. Ref: BoBD 4102.

cWW2 North Riding District (Northern Command) Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch cWWII, North Riding District (Northern Command) scarce woven cloth formation sign. District\'s area included the training area of the Yorkshire wolds and of Catterick. Near, VGC. Refs: Cole p99 & BoBD 1181. p.208.

cWW2 Northamptonshire Yeomanry Regt Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Northants Yeo Regiment Shoulder title Patch cWWWII. Glue to reverse otherwise, VGC. Ref: Jon Mills BoBD 1473

cWW2 Pair of \'Bevo\' Embroidered 53rd (Welsh) Division Cloth Formation Badges Pair of 53 Welsh Div formation patches dating from the latter part of the Second World War. Removed from Battle Dress in GC. These badges are a \'bevo style\' embroidered examples and were most likely, made in Holland or Germany in the latter part of WWII. 53rd (Welsh) Division landed in Normandy on 28 June 1944, the second last British infantry division to land and was placed under command of XII Corps, defending the Odon Valley position.24 The division was involved in much fighting in this area, with the 158th Brigade detached to fight with the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division in the Second Battle of the Odon (Operation Greenline) before Operation Goodwood in mid-July. In August it began to push beyond the Odon and crossed the river Orne, helping to close the Falaise Pocket. It was during this fighting that Acting Captain Tasker Watkins, Officer Commanding (OC) B Company of the 1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross, the first and only to be awarded to the regiment and division during the war, as well as the only Welshman of the British Army during the Second World War to be awarded the VC.

cWW2 Pair of Army South East Asia Command SEAC Cloth Shoulder Title Badges cWWII S.E.A.C. pr patches woven shoulder titles \'Army\' version made in Gt Britain. Ref BoBD 3862.

cWW2 Pair of Hampshire Regiment Paste Backed Shoulder Title Badges Hants Regt cloth glue / paste back wartime c1943 shoulder title patches pair. Removed from album paper to reverse otherwise VGC.

cWW2 Pair of Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) White Metal Collar Dog Other Rank\'s Badges c1939-52, WWII R.T.R. OR\'s pr of matching collars on lugs. VGC.

cWW2 Parachute Regiment Wings Enamel Button Hole Mufti Badge A nice and small Parachute Regiment gilt & enamel Regimental sweetheart / mufti brooch circa 1940\'s gilded brass example with the wings inlaid with sky blue enamelling and the canopy in white. Good condition with button hole fixing.

cWW2 Paste Backed Loyals Loyal Regiment North Lancashire Shoulder Title Badge Loyals white on red embroidered sew-on Army cloth shoulder title paste back wartime. Paper glue residue backing, removed from album, otherwise VGC.

cWW2 Pattern Royal Scots Greys (RSG) Bi-Metal Cap Badge cWWII. A good detailed die stamped example complete with slider. VGC. In 1877, their nickname was finally made official when they became the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), which was inverted in 1921 to The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons). They kept this title until 2 July 1971, when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers, forming the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.

cWW2 Period RAF Officer’s Middle East Far East Pagri Ribbon Badge. Non synthetic early silk ribbon woven red light blue and dark blue RAF colours foreign service helmet pagri flash. Approx 4\" folded to 3 1/2\" (70 mm in length). Worn vertically on the left side of the drab or white Wolseley helmet or slouch hat. An earlier example harder to find these days. Reference: Imperial War Museum https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30100814

cWW2 Pioneer Corps (PC) Plastic Economy Cap Badge cWWII P.C. Plastic sometimes called \'bakerlite\' chocolate brown colour. No warping etc. With blades, maker marked: \'A. STANLEY & SONS WALSALL\'. VGC.

cWW2 Printed Home Guard (HG) \'6\' or \'9\' Numeral Unit Designation Patch Badge & Shoulder Title cWWII H.G. number 6 or it can be a used as number 9 if inverted (HG used both as same pattern). With a shoulder title painted. Both used and removed from Battle Dress Tunic.

cWW2 Printed Home Guard London \'105\' / 105th Rocket Anti-Aircraft (Z) Battery Number Unit Designation Patch Badge Shoulder Title & Formation Sign Rare, printed 105th Rocket Anti-Aircraft (Z) Battery \'LON\' (London) combined designation with painted shoulder title and Anti Aircraft Command Formation Sign. Removed from Battle Dress.

cWW2 Printed Home Guard London \'23\' (23rd Bn Deptford) Numeral Unit Designation Patch Badges cWWII H.G. number \'23\' and \'LON\' (London). Both used and removed from Battle Dress Tunic. Formed in May 1940 from the LDV the 23rd Battalion County of London Home Guard had their Headquarters in Deptford and was affiliated to the Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment whose cap badge they wore.

cWW2 Printed Home Guard Scottish Fife \'9\' (9th Bn Rosyth Dockyard) Numeral Unit Designation Patch Badges cWWII H.G. number \'9\' and \'F\' (Fife). Both used, connected and removed from Battle Dress Tunic. Formed in May 1940 from the LDV the 9th Battalion Fife, Scotland Home Guard had their Headquarters in Rosyth Dockyard and was affiliated to the Black Watch Regiment, whose cap badge they wore.

cWW2 Printed Home Guard Surrey \'55\' (55th Bn Sutton and Cheam) Number Unit Designation Patch Badges 55th Surrey (Sutton & Cheam) Battalion cWWII H.G. number \'55\' and \'SY\' (Surrey). Both used, connected and removed from Battle Dress Tunic. Formed in May 1940 from the LDV the 55th Battalion Surrey Home Guard was affiliated to the East Surrey Regiment, whose cap badge they wore.

cWW2 Printed Home Guard West Riding \'62\' (62nd Bn Rotherham) Number Unit Designation Patch and Shoulder Title Badges cWWII printed 62nd Bn Rotherham South Yorkshire combined designation with shoulder title. Removed from Battle Dress. GC. This Battalion was commanded by Lt Col F.P. Coates

cWW2 Printed Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment Pair Printed Cloth Shoulder Title Badges cWWII Lancs Fus Regt pr of printed titles removed from Battle Dress. The 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers spent the interwar period based in various garrisons around the British Empire. In 1939, upon the outbreak of the Second World War, the battalion was based in British India. During the Burma Campaign, the 1st Battalion fought with various units until 1943 when it became a Chindits formation with the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade, which was commanded by Brigadier Orde Wingate. The battalion was involved in both major Chindit operations, suffering many casualties before the war ended.

cWW2 Printed Royal Fusiliers (RF) Regiment Pair of Printed Shoulder Title Badges cWWII pr of used R.F. printed shoulder title patches removed from Battle Dress uniform. GC. The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years. It was known as the 7th Regiment of Foot until the Childers Reforms of 1881. The regiment served in many wars and conflicts throughout its long existence, including the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War. In 1968, the regiment was amalgamated with the other regiments of the Fusilier Brigade – the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Lancashire Fusiliers – to form a new large regiment, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. The Royal Fusiliers War Memorial, a monument dedicated to the almost 22,000 Royal Fusiliers who died during the First World War, stands on Holborn in the City of London.

cWW2 Printed York And Lancaster Regiment Shoulder Title Badge WWII Printed York and Lancaster Shoulder Title, worn at the top of the arm on the Battle Dress. Slightly grubby (I have not attempted to clean). Removed from BD. These were introduced in 1943 and were disliked by many soldiers and were replaced by embroidered cloth titles, many of which were purchased locally.

cWW2 Reconnaissance Corps Officer Service Dress (OSD) Cap Badge Bronze c1941-46, Recce Corps O.S.D. Offr Pattern cap badge. An officer\'s service dress, bronzed, cap badge with two blade fastenings (east and west). VGC. Ref: KK1925. The Reconnaissance Corps, or simply Recce Corps, was a service branch of the British Army, formed during the Second World War, whose units provided reconnaissance for infantry divisions. It was formed from infantry brigade reconnaissance groups on 14 January 1941. All the brigade reconnaissance groups of each infantry corps were formed into reconnaissance battalions, each usually bearing the number of its relevant division. For example, the 43rd Battalion, Reconnaissance Corps (based on the 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment) was the divisional reconnaissance battalion of the 43rd (Wessex) Division.

cWW2 Royal Air Force (RAF) Flat Air Gunner \'AG\' Aircrew Brevet Half-Wing Aircrew Badge Patch cWWII wartime R.A.F. Flyers aircrew good used \'A.G.\' wing. Some damage to A in lettering (missing thread). Flat variant. Fair.

cWW2 Royal Air Force (RAF) Padded Radio / Radar Operator (R.O.) Brevet Half-Wing Aircrew Badge cWWII R.A.F. \'Observer, Radio\' introduced on 29th May 1941, although it was usually known as Radio Operator (RO). They were in fact radar operators, although the badge was quickly replaced by the navigator\'s \'N\' wing and the trade redesignated Navigator (Radio). Padded, VGC. This brevet proved unpopular with RAF Aircrew, as shot down men with this brevet attracted additional attention from there German captors

cWW2 Royal Air Force (RAF) Signaller \'S\' Aircrew Brevet Half-Wing Aircrew Badge Patch WWII Wartime R.A.F. Signaller flight crew wing. VGC.

cWW2 Royal Air Force (RAF) Transport Command Officer Cap Badge cWWII R.A.F. Tpt Comd, a lovely wire embroidered Offr Pattern cap badge missing backing cloth otherwise VGC. RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967.

cWW2 Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) Plastic Economy Wartime Cap Badge WWII R.A.C. plastic economy sometimes referred incorrectly as a \'bakerlite\' cap badge. Maker marked A STANLEY & SONS WALSALL. Scarcer, \'brass\' colour finish. VGC.

cWW2 Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Lieutenant Colonel Rank Patches Badges cWWII R.A.M.C. padded crown and flat pip Lt Col rank. VGC.

cWW2 Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Printed Shoulder Title Badge WWII Printed R.A.O.C. blue on scarlet cloth shoulder title badge. Removed from uniform. GC.

cWW2 Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Slip-On Shoulder Title Tabs cWWII R.A.O.C. pair of shoulder titles. VGC.

cWW2 Royal Artillery (RA) and Machine Gun Units 1st Class Range Taker & Finder Cloth Sleeve Arm Trade Proficiency Badge R.A. and MG Units 1 Cl Range Taker and Finder tradesman patch. VGC.

cWW2 Royal Artillery (RA) Pennant Sweetheart Pin Badge Pre 1952, R.A. enamel large sweetheart badge with suspension bar and pin attachment. GC.

cWW2 Royal Artillery (RA) SNCO Sergeant\'s Arm Rank Badge Patch R.A. Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Artillery Gun worn above rank chevrons. GC. Removed from Battle Dress uniform.

cWW2 Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales\'s) Regimental Sweetheart Brooch Badge Royal Berks Regiment Sweetheart cWWII two piece brooch, nicely enamelled with pin back brooch fitting. The R.Berks Regt cap badge motif is suspended under two love hearts \'Mizpah,\' Hebrew for \'may God watch over you\' and in the other \'The Lord watch between me & thee when we are absent from another,\' love token. Badge is fixed on its \'Souvenir\' shop card. No maker marks VGC.

cWW2 Royal Berkshire Regiment Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Royal Berks Regiment cloth shoulder title removed from Battle Dress. GC. The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales\'s) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1959. The regiment was created in 1881, as the Princess Charlotte of Wales\'s (Royal Berkshire Regiment), by the amalgamation of the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales\'s) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot and the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot.1 In 1921, it was renamed the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales\'s).

cWW2 Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC) Canada Cap Badge cWWII R.C.A.S.C. brass Other Ranks cap badge. GC. The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC) was an administrative and transport corps of the Canadian Army. The Canadian Army Service Corps was established in the Non-Permanent Active Militia in 1901 and in the Permanent Active Militia in 1903. The Canadian Permanent Army Service Corps was re-designated The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps on 3 Nov 1919.

cWW2 Royal Corps of Signals (RCOS) 44th Indian Airborne Division Cast Cap Badge & Shoulder Title c1945 attributed R.C.O.S. \'Airborne\' cap badge cast made India maker marked \'T L SHARMA & Co ALIGARH U P\' (Uttar Pradesh). GC. With a locally cast R. Signals shoulder title. VGC. Ref: Lock. British Airborne Insignia P113.

cWW2 Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) Southern Command Formation Sign Patch cWWII R.E.M.E. Southern Comd cloth embroidered badge. Near, VGC.

cWW2 Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) Southern Command Printed Formation Sign Patch cWWII R.E.M.E. Southern Comd cloth printed badge. Worn, removed from Battle Dress, used.

cWW2 Royal Engineers (RE) Slip-On Shoulder Title Tab Badge cWWII R.E. Slip-on cloth patch. VGC.

cWW2 Royal Fusiliers (RF) Regiment Matching Printed Cloth Shoulder Titles Badges WWII, a good matching set of R.F. printed titles. Removed from Battle Dress uniform. GC. The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years. It was known as the 7th Regiment of Foot until the Childers Reforms of 1881. The regiment served in many wars and conflicts throughout its long existence, including the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War. In 1968, the regiment was amalgamated with the other regiments of the Fusilier Brigade – the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Lancashire Fusiliers – to form a new large regiment, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

cWW2 Royal Marines \'Paste Backed\' Woven Cloth Arm Shoulder Title Strip Very nice WWII era \'paste/starch\' back RM shoulder title for wear on the Battle Dress. Some paper residue to reverse after being stuck in an album.

cWW2 Royal Marines Woven Cloth Arm Shoulder Title Strip Very nice WWII era embroidered RM shoulder title.

cWW2 Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Ratings Printed Tropical Pilot Wings Patch A good and scarce printed pair of F.A.A. Pilot wings badge. VGC.

cWW2 Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Cap Badge KC R.O.C. white metal cap badge. Pre 1952. GC.

cWW2 Royal Signals Tropical Shoulder Title Major Officer\'s Rank Slide Slip-On Patch cWWII British Army, R.Sigs Maj Pre-1952 rank shoulder tab badge. For wear on shirts / jackets in India, Middle East etc.

cWW2 Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) Plastic Enamel Sweetheart Badge cWWII R.T.R. enamel brass small cap badge type device on a plastic / bakelite disc. Gouge to disc below tank and enamel missing from scroll. Also, looks like a pin attachment has never been fitted?

cWW2 Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) White Metal Cap Badge cWWII King\'s Crown R.T.R. cap badge white metal on lugs. VGC.

cWW2 Royal West Kent (RWK) Regiment Cloth Shoulder Title Badge R.W.K. cWWII paste backed. Some felt / glue having been removed from album to reverse. Otherwise, VGC. Ref: Davis No 327.

cWW2 South Alberta Regiment Canada Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Lovely title Canadian WWII era, S. Alberta Regt patch for Battle Dress. British made. The South Alberta Regiment (SAR) was a regiment of the Canadian Army that existed from 1924 to 1954. Originally infantry, in February 1942 it became an Armoured Unit. During World War II the Regiment fought from July 1944 to May 1945 in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.

cWW2 South East Asian Command (SEAC) Cloth Formation Sign Patch c1943-46, S.E.A.C. embroidered badge. VGC. In August 1943, the Allies created the combined South East Asian Command, to assume overall command of air, sea and land operations in the theatre. In August 1943, with the agreement of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, Winston Churchill appointed Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten as Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia. US Army General Joseph Stilwell was appointed deputy supreme commander. Stilwell was also, officially, deputy to Chiang Kai Shek, as Allied commander in China, and commanded all US forces across both theatres (which were known in the US as the China Burma India (CBI) Theater). Meanwhile the British Army commander in India, Auchinleck as Commander-in-Chief, India, provided vital base support. The Formation Sign was also worn by members of the Special Forces he Malayan Peoples\' Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) was a communist guerrilla army that resisted the Japanese occupation of Malaya from 1941 to 1945 in World War II. Composed mainly of ethnic Chinese guerrilla fighters, the MPAJA was the largest anti-Japanese resistance group in Malaya.

cWW2 South Wales Borderer (SWB) Regiment Cloth \'Paste Back\' Shoulder Title Badge Introduced c1943 along with the same full wording printed version, in order to replace the \'S.W.B.\' A nice wartime paste / glue / starch backed Regimental shoulder title patch. GC. The South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for 280 years. It came into existence in England in 1689, as Sir Edward Dering\'s Regiment of Foot, and afterwards had a variety of names and headquarters. In 1782, it became the 24th Regiment of Foot, and had its depot in Warwickshire. Based at Brecon from 1873, the regiment recruited from the border counties of Brecknockshire, Monmouthshire, and Herefordshire. It was not called the South Wales Borderers until the Childers Reforms of 1881. The regiment served in a great many conflicts, including the American War of Independence, various conflicts in India, the Zulu War, Second Boer War, and World War I and World War II. In 1969 the regiment was amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales.

cWW2 Southern Command Embroidered Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Formation Sign Patch WWII R.A.M.C. Southern Comd woven cloth Formation patch in unissued condition.

cWW2 Southern Command RAMC Printed Formation Sign Cloth Badge WWII Southern Command R.A.M.C. Formation Sign printed flash patch. Removed from Uniform (neatly), near VGC.

cWW2 Southern Command Royal Engineers (RE) Woven Cloth Formation Badge cWWII Southern Comd R.E. removed from Battle Dress uniform jacket. GC.

cWW2 Southern Command Woven Cloth Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) Formation Sign Scarce, S. Comd A.P.T.C. embroidered patch. VGC. WWII era.

cWW2 Southern Command Woven Cloth Royal Artillery (RA) Formation Sign S. Comd R.A. embroidered patch. VGC. WWII era.

cWW2 Special Air Service (SAS) Cloth Wings Badge Wartime \'1944 Pattern\' S.A.S. WWII cloth parachute / operations qualification wing. Good scarce late war padded example with black closely woven hessian backing. VGC. The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, direct action and special reconnaissance. Much of the information about the SAS is highly classified, and the unit is not commented on by either the British government or the Ministry of Defence due to the secrecy and sensitivity of its operations

cWW2 Sussex and Surrey District (South - Eastern Command) Painted Formation Sign Patch A painted Wolf\'s Head in a pale green oval with a yellow rim. Unissued condition. This District was associated with the Canadian Wolf-Force, part of the 1st Canadian Corps based in the South Eastern Counties of England. HQ at Haywards Heath, Sussex. VGC.

cWW2 War Badge The King\'s Badge For Loyal Service Lapel Ministry of Pensions Issue. cWWII Ministry of Pensions \'War Badge\'. Half moon lapel badge fixing. GC. The King\'s Badge was a large silver base metal badge to be worn only on civilian clothing. It was issued by the British government to persons who served after World War II was declared, on September 3, 1939, and who were discharged through injury due to war service, sometimes referred to as a wound / war badge.

cWW2 Wartime Royal Air Force RAF Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Cloth Insignia Rank Badge Pair Light-Weight Woven Silk Arm Patches R.A.F. WWII era Leading Aircraft Man L.A.C. cloth silk woven pr with white cotton strip backing. Fantastic set except for a small rust stain on one. Near, VGC

cWW2 Women\'s Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) Brass Other Ranks Cap Badge c1938-49 A.T.S. OR\'s cap badge slider. VGC. ATS was the women\'s branch of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed on 9 September 1938, initially as a women\'s voluntary service, and existed until 1 February 1949, when it was merged into the Women\'s Royal Army Corps.

cWW2 Women\'s Land Army (WLA) Cloth \'Unofficial\' Shoulder Title Tab Scarce piece of Home Front insignia. W.L.A. \'un-official\' private-purchase shoulder title cWWII. VGC.

cWW2 Worcestershire Police Special Constabulary Constable Gilt & Enamel Lapel Badge. WWII Worcesters Police Special Constabulary enamel mufti badge. Maker marked Fattorini & Sons, Bradford Road Works, Birmingham. VGC. Circa 35mm x 26mm. Ref: Wilkinson & Cowdell \'Special Constabulary Insignia of England & Wales\' (2nd Edn) p149, Fig 1 refers.

cWWI London Rifle Brigade (LRB) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge L.R.B. WW1 woven embroidered cloth shoulder title Good scarec exsample. Green sans-serif letters embroidered on black felt. Some edge missing. Removed from Uniform. GC.

cWWII 1st Pattern Northern Command Printed Formation Sign Patch Flash WW2 1st Patt Northern Command badge. Removed from album (glue to reverse) otherwise, VGC. A green apple on a dark blue diamond. This pattern was worn until the end of 1946 and was then superseded by the red cross on the black shield with the five gold or yellow lions. The apple was chosen for the 1st pattern as a biblical reference to Adam\'s apple, as the first CO of the wartime command was General Sir Ronald Adam. Ref: BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1067) / Davis No 4.

cWWII Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Cap Badge KC cWW2 R.O.C. white metal cap badge. Pre 1952. Lugs. VGC.

cWWII Victoria Rifles of Canada (VRC) Regiment Cap Badge WW2 Canadian Army V.R.C. Kings Crown Blackened Brass Cap Badge. GC.

cWWII West Riding District Formation Sign Badge Scarce facing left: Formation patch flash, West Riding District (Northern Command), World War Two, 1942 (c). Printed cotton, diamond-shaped cotton badge, in yellow, green and black, with a hanging golden fleece suspended from a ring, set on a green ground with yellow edges, 1942 (c). In VGC. The badges were produced in pairs so that when worn on each arm the ram would always face forwards. The hanging golden fleece is indicative of the wool industry associated with the area of the West and East Ridings of Yorkshire.

Cyprus Regiment WW2 Brass Cap Badge Die-stamped brass crowned shield bearing two lions, on title scroll. Some wear to high points. GC. Created by the British Government, it was made up of volunteers. Raised April 1940, disbanded 31 March 1950.

Dated 1963 Household Cavalry Regiment & RHA Spur Horse Riding Instructor\'s Qualification 1960s Sealed Pattern Card Badge Standard Sealed Pattern card dtd 1963 Royal Horse Artillery Regt and HCR Riding Instructor\'s Spur worn above rank. VGC.

Dated 2009 Army Air Corps (AAC) Pair of Anodised Aluminium Collar Badges Sealed in Packet of Issue A.A.C. ano pr collars on pins and clutches sealed in packet. VGC. NB: the badges above are the same as you will receive in the sealed packet.

Dated 2016 Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) Ammunition Technical Officer (ATO) Bomb Disposal Trade Qualification Patches A.T.O. arm badges 2016 sealed in packet: desert / shirt pattern and a Service Dress / jumper / OG shirt badge. VGC.

Dean Close C.C.F. Cheltenham Glos Cap Badge and Alumni Patch Dean Close Combined Cadet Force (CCF), Gloucestershire, good die-stamped brass shield, charged with School Arms resting on motto school and title cap badge on loops. Post 1948. Vintage blazer pocket badge to the Old Decanians Society (ODS), the alumni group for Dean Close School. Founded 1891. Some wear but displays well.

Denstone College Staffordshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Denstone Col C.C.F. shoulder title removed from Battle Dress. GC. Denstone College is a co-educational, private, boarding and day school in Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffs, England. It is a Woodard School, having been founded by Nathaniel Woodard, and so Christian traditions are practised as part of College life. It is a member of the Headmasters\' and Headmistresses\' Conference.

Derbyshire c1902-08 Imperial Yeomanry Officer\'s OSD Bronze Collar Badge Derbyshire IY Officer Service Dress collar badge. Die cast bronze with lugs to the reverse. King \'s crown. Some minor wear to finish on the highpoints. In near, very good condition. Circa 31mm tall.

Devon Territorials 1st Rifle Volunteers Combination Battle Dress Shoulder Title Devon Territorials (TA) Regiment red on yellow embroidered sew-on Army cloth shoulder title, worn as a combination with 1st Rifle Vols on the BD.

Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Officer\'s Gilt Button Converted Sweetheart Tie Pin Bar Badge Nice, D.L.I. Offr Pattern gilt button converted professionally into a sweetheart badge pin. Medium sized button, 19mm diameter. VGC.

Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Officer\'s Service Dress Cap Badge D.L.I. Offr Pattern OSD cap badge. A die cast bronze full size cap badge, no maker\'s details with two original blades to the reverse, mounted for display on a rifle green felt cloth disk. In very good condition. King\'s crown.

Early c1950s Special Air Service (SAS) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge A worn, S.A.S. removed from Battle Dress uniform. Near GC, tear on top right see pic. c1950s.

Early c1950s Special Air Service (SAS) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Lovely early S.A.S.title patch c1950s. The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, direct action and special reconnaissance. Much of the information about the SAS is highly classified, and the unit is not commented on by either the British government or the Ministry of Defence due to the secrecy and sensitivity of its operations.

East & West Riding Area Cloth Formation Sign Cloth Badge East & West Riding Area Cloth patch. VGC. Paper glue to reverse.

East Midlands Universities Officers\' Training Corps (OTC) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Firmin East Midlands Universities Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Officers Training Corps (UOTC) with Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown. Ano staybrite army cap badge. Maker Marked FIRMIN. VGC.

East Surrey Regimental Sweetheart Brooch Badge cWW1- WW2 East Surrey Regt sweetheart enamel brooch pin. VGC. The East Surrey Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1959. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot, the 1st Royal Surrey Militia and the 3rd Royal Surrey Militia. In 1959, after service in the Second Boer War and both World War I and World War II, the East Surrey Regiment was amalgamated with the Queen\'s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form the Queen\'s Royal Surrey Regiment, which was, in 1966, merged with the Queen\'s Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment, the Royal Sussex Regiment and the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge\'s Own) to form the Queen\'s Regiment. The Queen\'s Regiment was subsequently amalgamated with the Royal Hampshire Regiment to form the present Princess of Wales\'s Royal Regiment (Queen\'s and Royal Hampshires).

East Yorkshire Regiment Sterling Silver and Enamel Lapel Tie Pin Bar Sweetheart Brooch Badge In good condition with no damage to the enamel. Make marked \'LM\' and marked \'Sterling\' to the reverse. Fully functional pin fitting. Nice item. GC. The East Yorkshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685 as Sir William Clifton\'s Regiment of Foot and later renamed the 15th Regiment of Foot. It saw service for three centuries, before eventually being amalgamated with the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales\'s Own) in 1958, to form the Prince of Wales\'s Own Regiment of Yorkshire. Subsequently, the regiment amalgamated with the Green Howards and the Duke of Wellington\'s Regiment (West Riding) to form the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) on 6 June 2006.

Edinburgh and Heriott-Watt University O.T.C. Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Edinburgh and Heriott-Watt ano staybrite cap badge. VGC. Post 1978. DOWLER BIRMINGHAM maker marked.

Edinburgh and Heriott-Watt University O.T.C. Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Edinburgh and Heriott-Watt anodised cap badge. VGC. Post 1978. With a Uni OTC compliment slip. FIRMIN maker marked.

Edinburgh University O.T.C. Scarce Anodised Cap Badge Edinburgh Officer Training Corps (OTC) anodised cap badge. VGC. Now Edinburgh and Heriott-Watt Universities. Pre-1978. Ref: KK 2454

Edwardian Large Royal Artillery (RA) SNCO Sergeant\'s Arm Brass Metal Rank Badge R.A. Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Artillery Gun worn above rank chevrons. Near, VGC. Screw posts to rear.

Emanuel School London Combined Cadet Force Cloth (CCF) Shoulder Title and Formation Sign Badge Emanuel School, Wandsworth Common, Battersea Rise, London cloth C.C.F. shoulder title and Unit designation / Formation Sign patch.

Emanuel School London Officer Training Corps (OTC) Brass Shoulder Title Badge Emanuel School O.T.C. school Wandsworth. Good die-cast brass issue on loops. VGC.

Emanuel School London Officer Training Corps (OTC) Gaunt Tablet Brass Metal Badge Emanuel School, Wandsworth, O.T.C. brass cap badge with two loops to the reverse. Also a nice maker tablet J.R. GAUNT LONDON. A shield bearing the School Arms surmounted by a coronet above double scrolls carrying the motto and title, \" Emanuel School O.T.C. \" VGC.

Emanuel School London Officer Training Corps (OTC) White Metal Badge Emanuel School, Wandsworth Common, London O.T.C. WM cap badge. VGC.

Essex Army Cadet Force (ACF) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Essex A.C.F. shoulder title patch. VGC.

Exeter University Officer Training Corps (UOTC) Cap Badge Anodised Aluminium British Army Exeter, Devon U.O.T.C. gold and silver ano staybrite cap badge in very good condition. The badge is made by FIRMIN (stamped twice). VGC.

Felsted Essex School Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Felsted C.C.F. cloth shoulder title. VGC.

Felsted Essex School Officer Training Corps (OTC) Cap Badge Good worn Felsted O.T.C. die-stamped brass shield bearing chevron and crosses resting on FELSTED. Loops. Polished.

Finnish Police Cloth Arm Patch Badge Finnish Police patch. VGC. The Police of Finland (Finnish: Poliisi, Swedish: Polis) is a National Government agency responsible for general police and law enforcement matters in the Republic of Finland. The Police of Finland is subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior and consists of the National Police Board (Finnish: Poliisihallitus, Swedish: Polisstyrelsen), two National Police Units and 11 local police departments. On October 1, 2003, the Public Order Act went into effect, standardising public ordinances throughout the country.

First Type Rhodesian Selous Scouts Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge c1974-80 Selous Scouts ano staybrite cap badge non-maker marked and known as the \'1st type / issue / pattern\' Manufactured by Werner Reuteler of Reuteler Manufacturing Company, Salisbury, Rhodesia c1973-80. GC. The Selous Scouts /səˈluː/ was a special forces unit of the Rhodesian Army that operated during the Rhodesian Bush War from 1973 until the reconstitution of the country as Zimbabwe in 1980. It was mainly responsible for infiltrating the black majority population of Rhodesia and collecting intelligence on insurgents so that they could be attacked by regular elements of the security forces. The unit did this by forming small teams that posed as insurgents and usually included captured insurgents. Over time, the Selous Scouts increasingly attacked insurgents themselves and operated in the countries that neighboured Rhodesia.

Frimley & Camberley Cadet Corps (FCCC) Cloth Shoulder Title Vintage, F.C.C.C. Surrey, embroidered shoulder title badge. Removed from album, glue to reverse. GC.

Frimley & Camberley Cadet Corps (FCCC) Surrey Cloth Shoulder Title F.&C.C.C. Staff Instructor\'s slip-on shoulder title for jumper and shirt order uniform. Some damage to right hand bottom corner (see pics). GC.

Frimley and Camberley Surrey Cadet Corps / Queen\'s Cloth Shoulder Title and Frimley Park Cadet Training Centre Patches Frimley & Camberley Cadet Corps (FCCC) / Queen\'s embroidered shoulder title badge Cadet Corps and 2 x different Frimley Park Cdt Trg Centre arm patches. VGC. NB: FCCC wear the Queen\'s Regiment cap badge. Cadet Training Centre (CTC) Frimley Park is the national centre of excellence for Army Cadet training. Set up in 1959 in Surrey, they deliver a variety of training courses to volunteers in the Army Cadet Force (ACF) and the schools-based Combined Cadet Force (CCF), helping Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) understand the cadet movement and ethos, and teaching them to train cadets effectively and safely. They, also deliver the Master Cadet course to senior Army cadets (aged 16+) and host the annual Champion Cadet Competition to find the best cadet in the UK.

Gayton High School Harrow London Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Shoulder Title Badge Gayton HS, North London, C.C.F. shoulder title post 1975. Gayton H.S. was affiliated (wore the Para Regt cap badge etc) to 10 Parachute Regiment. VGC.

German Navy Third Reich WW2 Kriegsmarine Cloth Breast Eagle Badge German Naval 3rd Reich WWII Kriegsmarine Breast Eagle. A good embroidered example. GC.

Gilt Officer Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry Regiment Cap Badge GAUNT Lovely scarce RGH Offr gilt cap badge on loops maker JR GAUNT. VGC.

Glider Pilot Small Mess Dress Wings Royal Air Force (RAF) Wire Embroidered Badge Small R.A.F. Glider pilot wings also worn by Air Training Corps (ATC) Officer or SNCO staff Instructors.

Gloucester 1902 Edward VII & Alexandra Coronation Souvenir Medal Edward VII & Alexandra Coronation Medal Gloucester, Gloucestershire 1902. Gilding metal plated bronze. Superb finish. VGC. Obverse: Conjoined busts of Their Majesties crowned to right. Legend with date around and to the left of the King\'s neck. Lettering punctuated by the british flowers. Reverse: Coat of arms and motto of the City of Gloucester; below, the engraver\'s name and the city of manufacture. Legend around with the Mayor\'s name. Script: Latin Lettering: ✿ CITY OF GLOUCESTER ✿ S. BLAND. J.P. ∗ MAYOR \"FIDES INVICTA TRIUMPHAT\" SALE LD BIRM (Birmingham).

Gloucestershire Regiment \'Last Pattern\' Anodised Aluminium on Pins Shoulder Title Badge \'Glosters\' Regt ano staybrite shoulder title. Pins and clutches. VGC.

Gloucestershire Regiment cWW1 Blank Scroll Territorial Force Cap Back Badge Die-struck gilding metal back badge scarce \'blank scroll\' pattern c1908-1916 TF. Some wear GC.

Gloucestershire Regiment Officer\'s Service Dress (OSD) Bronzed Cap Badge Blades Glosters Regt O.S.D. cap badge on blades. VGC.

Gloucestershire Regiment Pair of Officer Service Dress (OSD) Collar Badges Introduced c1929, Glosters O.S.D. pr of collars. Three lugs to to each collar VGC. Ref: Churchill 783. The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its origins to Colonel Gibson\'s Regiment of Foot, which was raised in 1694 and later became the 28th (North Gloucester) Regiment of Foot. The regiment was formed by the merger of the 28th Regiment with the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. It inherited the unique distinction in the British Army of wearing a badge on the back of its headdress as well as the front, a tradition that originated with the 28th Regiment after it fought in two ranks back to back at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. At its formation the regiment comprised two regular, two militia and two volunteer battalions, and saw its first action during the Second Boer War.

Gloucestershire Regiment Territorial \'Blank Scroll\' Officer Service Dress (OSD) Cap Badge c1908-21 Gosters OSD cap badge as worn by Officers in the 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions on the Khaki OSD Cap. Nicely cast in bronze with 2 blades to reverse. Ref: KK 1720

Great London South West Sector Army Cadet Force (ACF) Formation Sign Patch Great London SW Sector A.C.F. arm badge. VGC.

Greece Greek Airborne Paratrooper 1st Raider Special Forces (SF) Shoulder Title and Formation Sign Patch Badges 1st Raider SF Parade Uniform Greece Greek Airborne shoulder title and arm patch shield both VGC. Riggers are part of the 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade \"El Alamein\" (Greek: 1η Ταξιαρχία Kαταδρομών-Αλεξιπτωτιστών «Ελ Αλαμέιν», romanized: 1 Taxiarchia Katadromon-Alexiptotiston \"El Alamein\", abbrev. 1η ΤΑΞ ΚΔ-ΑΛ), is a brigade-sized formation of elite Greek light infantry and special operations forces. The formation is more commonly referred to as the Raider Forces (Greek: Δυνάμεις Kαταδρομών, romanized: Dynameis Katadromon), and a soldier belonging to the Brigade a Raider (Greek: Kαταδρομέας, romanized: Katadromeas).

Greece Greek Airborne Paratrooper Basic Grade Army Parachute Wings Greek Para \'Basic\' qualification wings Army issue. VGC.

Greece Greek Airborne Paratrooper Master Grade Army Parachute Wings Greek Para \'Master\' course qualification wings Army issue. VGC. Greek Para \'Master\' course qualification wings Army issue. VGC.

Greece Greek Airborne Paratrooper Master Military Free Fall Grade Army Parachute Wings Greek Para \'Master Free Fall\' course qualification wings Army issue. VGC.

Greece Greek Airborne Paratrooper Parachute Special Forces (SF) Cap Badge Greek S.F. Para Cloth Full Dress Uniform Beret Cap Badge. VGC. Removed from album.

Greece Greek Airborne Paratrooper Pocket Badges Special Forces Fobs 2 x good pocket fobs to: 71st Air Mobile Infantry Brigade and 1st Raider / Para Inf Bde. Both VGC on pin backs. The 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade \"El Alamein\" (Greek: 1η Ταξιαρχία Kαταδρομών-Αλεξιπτωτιστών «Ελ Αλαμέιν», romanized: 1 Taxiarchia Katadromon-Alexiptotiston \"El Alamein\", abbrev. 1η ΤΑΞ ΚΔ-ΑΛ), is a brigade-sized formation of elite Greek light infantry and special operations forces. The formation is more commonly referred to as the Raider Forces (Greek: Δυνάμεις Kαταδρομών, romanized: Dynameis Katadromon), and a soldier belonging to the Brigade a Raider (Greek: Kαταδρομέας, romanized: Katadromeas). Formed from Sacred Squadron WW2. The 71st Airmobile Brigade \"Pontus\" (Greek: 71η Αερομεταφερόμενη Ταξιαρχία «Πόντος», 71 A/M ΤΑΞ) is an airmobile infantry brigade of the Hellenic Army. The brigade was established after the reorganization of the 71st Infantry Brigade to an air assault formation. Members of the Brigade wear the red beret. It is a part of the NATO Response Force (NRF) and of the HELBROC BG.

Greece Greek Airborne Paratrooper Senior Grade Army Parachute Wings Greek Para \'Senior\' course qualification wings Army issue. VGC.

Greece Greek Airborne Paratrooper Special Forces (SF) Formation Sign Commando Patch Badge Greek S.F. Para Cdo Cloth Full Dress Uniform Arm Badge. VGC.

Greece Greek Airborne Subdued Combat Paratrooper Rigger Special Forces (SF) Badges Field Dress, Greek Para S.F. subdued shoulder title and arm patch shield for Parachute Rigger. VGC. Riggers are part of the 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade \"El Alamein\" (Greek: 1η Ταξιαρχία Kαταδρομών-Αλεξιπτωτιστών «Ελ Αλαμέιν», romanized: 1 Taxiarchia Katadromon-Alexiptotiston \"El Alamein\", abbrev. 1η ΤΑΞ ΚΔ-ΑΛ), is a brigade-sized formation of elite Greek light infantry and special operations forces. The formation is more commonly referred to as the Raider Forces (Greek: Δυνάμεις Kαταδρομών, romanized: Dynameis Katadromon), and a soldier belonging to the Brigade a Raider (Greek: Kαταδρομέας, romanized: Katadromeas).

Greece Greek Desert Pattern Airborne Paratrooper Master Grade Army Parachute Wings Greek desert subdued combat uniform Para \'Master\' course qualification wings Army issue. VGC.

Greece Greek Desert Pattern Airborne Paratrooper Senior Grade Army Parachute Wings Greek Para desert subdued combat dress \'Senior\' course qualification wings Army issue. VGC.

Greece Greek Marines Special Forces Officers Beret Badge Greek Marines Commando Offr\'s Dress beret badge. VGC. μπερέ αξιωματικού καταδρομών και πεζοναυτών.

Greece Greek Pattern SF Navy Airborne Paratrooper Basic Grade Naval Parachute Wings Greek Navy Special Forces (Swimmer Canoeist Diver Specialist) subdued combat uniform Para \'Basic\' grade course qualification wings Naval Airborne issue. VGC.

Greece Greek Pattern SF Navy Airborne Paratrooper Master Grade Naval Parachute Wings Greek Navy Special Forces (Swimmer Canoeist Diver Specialist) subdued combat uniform Para \'Master\' course qualification wings Naval Airborne issue. VGC.

Greece Greek Pattern SF Navy Airborne Paratrooper Senior Grade Naval Parachute Wings Greek Navy Special Forces (Swimmer Canoeist Diver Specialist) subdued combat uniform Para \'Senior\' course qualification wings Naval Airborne issue. VGC.

Greek Greece Airborne Parachutist Blackened Rigger Metal Pin Badge Wing Scarce, Greek army black parachute rigger para metal wings badge. Pins and clutches to reverse. VGC.

Greek Greece Airborne Parachutist Rigger Bronzed Metal Pin Badge Wing Scarce, Greek army parachute rigger para metal wings \'bronze finish\' badge. Pins and clutches to reverse. VGC.

Greek Greece Airborne Parachutist Rigger Mess Dress Cloth Wing Patch Greek army parachute rigger para wings mess dress issue badge. VGC.

Greek Greece Army Desert Battle Dress Parachute Wings Basic Paratrooper Patch Badge Greek basic Para Parachutist Special Forces Wing. desert pattern subdued for combat dress uniform. VGC.

Greek Greece Army Parachute Wings Basic Field / Combat Dress Paratrooper Patch Badge Greek basic Para Parachutist Special Forces Wing. Subdued for field / combat dress. Paper residue to reverse (removed from album) otherwise, VGC.

Greek Greece Army Parachute Wings Basic Paratrooper Patch Badge Greek basic Para Parachutist Special Forces Wing. Subdued for working uniform / combat dress. Paper residue to reverse (removed from album) otherwise, VGC.

Greek Greece Army Parade Dress Parachute Wings Basic Paratrooper Patch Badge Greek basic Para Parachutist Special Forces Wing. Full colour for parade / best / walking-out dress uniform. Paper residue to reverse (removed from album) otherwise, VGC.

Greek Greece Police Special Forces Basic Parachute Wing Badge Lovely, basic Para qualification wing Parachutist for Greek SWAT Police. VGC. The Special Suppressive Antiterrorist Unit (EKAM; Greek: Ειδική Κατασταλτική Αντιτρομοκρατική Μονάδα, romanized: Eidikí Katastaltikí Antitromokratikí Monáda) is the police tactical unit of the Hellenic Police. EKAM was formed in 1978 by the merger of two tactical units, one from each of the police organizations (the Hellenic Gendarmerie and the Cities Police) that existed at the time. The first units operational in 1978 were the Special Missions Unit (MEA) of the City Police and the Special Missions Department (TEIDA) of the Hellenic Gendarmerie. EKAM originally had 150 operators; however, when Greece became the host country of the 2004 Summer Olympics, their number increased to 200 due to the magnitude of the event.

Greek Greece Police Special Forces Basic Parachute Wing Mess Dress Badge Lovely, Mess Dress basic Para qualification wing Parachutist for Greek SWAT Police. Some tape on reverse (removed from album) otherwise, VGC. The Special Suppressive Antiterrorist Unit (EKAM; Greek: Ειδική Κατασταλτική Αντιτρομοκρατική Μονάδα, romanized: Eidikí Katastaltikí Antitromokratikí Monáda) is the police tactical unit of the Hellenic Police. EKAM was formed in 1978 by the merger of two tactical units, one from each of the police organizations (the Hellenic Gendarmerie and the Cities Police) that existed at the time. The first units operational in 1978 were the Special Missions Unit (MEA) of the City Police and the Special Missions Department (TEIDA) of the Hellenic Gendarmerie. EKAM originally had 150 operators; however, when Greece became the host country of the 2004 Summer Olympics, their number increased to 200 due to the magnitude of the event.

Greek Greece Police Special Forces Master Parachute Wing Badge Lovely, Master Para qualification wing Parachutist for Greek SWAT Police. VGC. The Special Suppressive Antiterrorist Unit (EKAM; Greek: Ειδική Κατασταλτική Αντιτρομοκρατική Μονάδα, romanized: Eidikí Katastaltikí Antitromokratikí Monáda) is the police tactical unit of the Hellenic Police. EKAM was formed in 1978 by the merger of two tactical units, one from each of the police organizations (the Hellenic Gendarmerie and the Cities Police) that existed at the time. The first units operational in 1978 were the Special Missions Unit (MEA) of the City Police and the Special Missions Department (TEIDA) of the Hellenic Gendarmerie. EKAM originally had 150 operators; however, when Greece became the host country of the 2004 Summer Olympics, their number increased to 200 due to the magnitude of the event.

Greek Greece Police Special Forces Senior Parachute Wing Badge Lovely, Senior Para qualification wing Parachutist for Greek SWAT Police. Some loss to backing (removed from album) otherwise, VGC. The Special Suppressive Antiterrorist Unit (EKAM; Greek: Ειδική Κατασταλτική Αντιτρομοκρατική Μονάδα, romanized: Eidikí Katastaltikí Antitromokratikí Monáda) is the police tactical unit of the Hellenic Police. EKAM was formed in 1978 by the merger of two tactical units, one from each of the police organizations (the Hellenic Gendarmerie and the Cities Police) that existed at the time. The first units operational in 1978 were the Special Missions Unit (MEA) of the City Police and the Special Missions Department (TEIDA) of the Hellenic Gendarmerie. EKAM originally had 150 operators; however, when Greece became the host country of the 2004 Summer Olympics, their number increased to 200 due to the magnitude of the event.

Haileybury College C.C.F. Cloth Shoulder Title Vintage Haileybury College, Hertfordshire, Combined Cadet Force (CCF) shoulder title. GC, some glue/felt marks to reverse removed from album.

Headquarters (HQ) Southern Command Cloth Formation Sign Badge H.Q. Southern Comd patch / flash removed from Uniform GC.

Hereford Cathedral School Combined Cadet Force Suvla Coy (CCF) Brassard Badge Patch Hereford, Herefordshire, Cathedral School Suvla Company C.C.F. used brassard. Some applied badges have been removed at some time poss LCpl etc. GC. The HCS remained relatively small in size until the inter-war period. It attained direct grant status in 1945 and by 1970 had expanded to 370 pupils, all of whom were boys and many of whom were boarders.1 In 1973, the school became co-educational. It was a direct grant school until 1975, and when this scheme was abolished, it chose to become independent.4 The school also participated in the Assisted Places Scheme from its introduction in 1980 until its abolition in 1997. As of September 2022, the Headmaster of the school is Dr Michael Gray. In 2019 Hereford Cathedral School reintroduced boarding for international students, opening a new boarding house in How Caple.

Highland Light Infantry Other Ranks White Metal Cap Badge H.L.I. short scroll with King\'s Crown. White metal Other Ranks\' cap badge. VGC. The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881. It took part in the First and Second World Wars, until it was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret\'s Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) which later merged with the Royal Scots Borderers, the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland, becoming the 2nd Battalion of the new regiment.

HMS Royal Sovereign WW1 WW2 Royal Navy Tie Pin Sweetheart Badge Lovely, His Majesty\'s Ship (H.M.S) Royal Sovereign gilt and enamel tie pin, straight bar sweetheart pin. VGC. HMS Royal Sovereign (pennant number 05) was a Revenge-class (also known as Royal Sovereign and R-class) battleship of the Royal Navy displacing 29,970 long tons (30,451 t) and armed with eight 15-inch (381 mm) guns in four twin-gun turrets. She was laid down in January 1914 and launched in April 1915; she was completed in May 1916, but was not ready for service in time to participate in the Battle of Jutland at the end of the month. She served with the Grand Fleet for the remainder of the First World War, but did not see action. In the early 1930s, she was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet and based in Malta. Unlike the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, Royal Sovereign and her sisters were not modernised during the interwar period. Only minor alterations to her anti-aircraft battery were effected before the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939. Assigned to the Home Fleet, the ship was tasked with convoy protection until May 1940, when she returned to the Mediterranean Fleet. Royal Sovereign was present during the Battle of Calabria in July 1940, but her slow speed prevented her from engaging the Italian battleships. By March 1942, she was assigned to the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean, but after the Indian Ocean raid by Admiral Nagumo\'s Kido Butai, the ship was withdrawn to eastern Africa to escort convoys. In January 1944, she returned to Britain, and in May the Royal Navy transferred Royal Sovereign to the Soviet Navy, which renamed her Arkhangelsk. She then escorted Arctic convoys into Kola until the end of the war. The Soviets returned the ship in 1949, after which she was broken up for scrap.

Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) Infantry Brass Other Rank\'s Metal Cap Badge Honourable Artillery Company (Infantry) flaming grenade brass OR\'s cap badge. Some wear to high points. GC.

HQ British Troops in the Low Countries Hamburg (BAOR) and Rhine District Cloth Formation Sign Patch British Troops Low Countries Hamburg District, West Germany (B.A.O.R.) Formation Badge. VGC.

HQ British Troops in the Low Countries Hamburg (BAOR) and Rhine District Cloth Formation Sign Patch British Troops Low Countries Hamburg District, West Germany (B.A.O.R.) Formation Badge. VGC.

Indian Army Expeditionary Force General Service Corps / List Cast Cap Dadge India GSC cast good pre 1947 brass cap badge example. Crowned wreath with G R I (Georgius Rex Imperator) to the centre. Two loops to the reverse. VGC.

Kent & County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) Staybrite Anodised Aluminium (AA) Cap Badge Kent & County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) Ano cap badge slider maker marked JR GAUNT LONDON. VGC.

Kent and County of London Yeomanry (KCLY) \'Sharpshooters Brass\' Shoulder Title Badge Post 1961, Kent and County of London Yeo (Sharpshooters) brass shoulder title, \'K.C.L.Y \'. The Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry was a unit of the Territorial Army (\'TA\') that was established in 1961 as the Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters). This was achieved through the merger of 297 (Kent Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery and 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).

Kent Army Cadet Force (ACF) Colonel DPM Shoulder Title Slip-On Rank Slide Badge British Kent A.C.F. Col D.P.M. rank slide VGC.

KFOR & SFOR Cloth Patches Both contain the Latin and Cyrillic scripts. VGC. The SFOR is velcro backed. The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo. The Stabilisation Force (SFOR) was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian War. Although SFOR was led by NATO, several non-NATO countries contributed troops.

King Olav 5th Norwegian Officer Silver Collar Badge Royal Armed Forces of Norway Silver Offr Pattern Collar. Unmarked but, nicely tarnished. No maker mark. Two screw posts to rear.

King\'s Canterbury Kent Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge King\'s Canterbury C.C.F. cloth shoulder title c2004. Yellow lettering on dark green. VGC.

King\'s Own Royal Border Regiment (KORBR) Staybrite Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge K.O.R.B.R. ano cap badge maker marked: \'J.R. GAUNT B\'HAM\'. VGC

King\'s Own Scottish Borderers Regiment Pagri Badge c1930-45 KOSB Regimental cloth sunhat/hemet/Slouch hat pagri cap badge flash. VGC. Dims: 2.5\"x 2\" or 6.5cm x 5.2cms. NB: Non synthetic materials. In the period between the wars, the regiment\'s regular battalions were sent all over the British Empire to Ireland, Egypt and Hong Kong but were quickly recalled home at the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939. The 2nd Battalion moved to Burma as part of the 89th Brigade in the 7th Indian Infantry Division in September 1943 for service in the Burma Campaign and saw action at the Battle of the Admin Box in February 1944 and the Battle of Imphal in July 1944.

King\'s Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) Territorials Battalion White Metal Cap Badge Scarce, K.R.R.C. Regt white metal (blackened) cap badge Territorial Battalion\'s pattern. On Lugs. Near, VGC.

King\'s School Canterbury Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cap Badge Kings School Canterbury, Kent C.C.F. a good die-stamped brass circular issue. Arms of Dean and Chapter within title circlet. Loops. VGC.

Kriegsmarine WW2 German Bottle Can Opener Personal Kit German Naval utility issue wartime bottle and can opener. Nicely marked with the KM Eagle (swastika) above a \'M\'. Some wear and surface pitting but, still functions!

Lancashire Army Cadet Force (ACF) Cloth Shoulder Title Patch Badge Lancs A.C.F. shoulder title for brassard. VGC.

Lancaster Lancashire Royal Grammar School (L.R.G.S.) Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cap Badge L.R.G.S. Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Lancs cap badge. VGC. Lancaster Royal Grammar School (LRGS) is an 11–18 boys grammar school in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Old students belong to The Old Lancastrians. The school\'s sixth form opened to girls in 2019. LRGS is also in the United Kingdom\'s thirty oldest schools.

Lancaster Lancashire Royal Grammar School (L.R.G.S.) Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Shoulder Title Badge LRGS C.C.F. Lancs patch. VGC.

Large Glider Pilot Regiment (GPR) Anodised Aluminium Button c1952-57 large ano staybrite flat G.P.R. button 24mm dia. Maker marked BUTTONS Ltd B\'HAM. The Glider Pilot Regiment was a British airborne forces unit of the Second World War, which was responsible for crewing the British Army\'s military gliders and saw action in the European theatre in support of Allied airborne operations. Established during the war in 1942, the regiment was disbanded in 1957.

Large Royal Dragoon Guards (R.D.G.) Other Ranks Brass Metal Shoulder Title Badge Scarcer, c1921- 52, RDG \'Royals\' ORs shoulder title. GC, stain to front. Ref: Westlake 77. Height 13mm. Width 53mm. The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It served for three centuries and was in action during the First and the Second World Wars. It was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals in 1969.

Leys School Cambridge Combined Cadet Force (CCF) \'New Metal\' Cap Badge Leys School C.C.F. \'new metal\' cap badge maker n very good condition. Made by WM DOWLER B\'HAM (Birmingham). Ref: as per KK2607 OTC badge.

Locally Made Integral Lugs The 10th Royal Hussars Brass Metal Shoulder Title Theatre made XRH shoulder title. I think what looks like a polished front (without definition) is not polished but, made like this? Anyway, an interesting variation of XRH with integral lugs. GC. Height 12mm. Width 27mm. Ref: Westlake 117.

London Yeomanry & Territorials Anodised Aluminium Staybrite Cap Badge London Yeomanry & Territorials with Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown. Anodised staybrite army cap badge. VGC. Ref: KK2401

Magdalen College School (CS) Oxford Oxfordshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge c2003 Magdalen C.S. shoulder title patch C.C.F. in VGC. Magdalen CCF Army Section is associated with the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) and wear the cloth R.L.C. beret cap badge.

Manchester Army Cadet Force (ACF) Brassard Cloth Shoulder Title Patch The Manchester A.C.F. arm badge removed from brassard. GC.

Manchester University Officer Training Corps (OTC) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Gaunt Manchester Uni O.T.C. Ano / Staybrite cap badge. maker JR GAUNT B\'HAM. VGC.

Modern Royal Air Force (RAF) Mountain Rescue Arm Badge c2022, R.A.F. Mountain Rescue patch. VGC.

Modern Royal Air Force (RAF) Small Mountain Rescue Arm Badge c2022, R.A.F. Small Mountain Rescue patch. VGC.

Monmouth School Wales Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Naval Section Badge c2004, Monmouthshire Welsh C.C.F. Royal Navy Section patch. VGC.

Monmouthshire Regiment Cloth Shoulder Title Patch Monmouthshire Regt, a good embroidered white letters on red felt title. Removed from Battle Dress. GC.

Monmouthshire Wales Army Cade Force (ACF) District Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Badge Monmouth Welsh A.C.F. District embroidered early looking badge in removed from Battle Dress / Brassard. GC.

Mount St.Mary\'s College Officer Training Corps (O.T.C.) Derbyshire Cap Badge Mount St.Mary\'s College OTC, Spinkhill, Derbyshire cap badge. Good scarce die-stamped bi-metal issue on loops. With green felt cloth. Near VGC. One lug bent but, intact. Ref: KK 2633.

New Zealand 15th Northland (North Auckland) Gilt Officer\'s Cap Badge Fine \'fresh\' gilt die cast Offr pattern with long loops. Maker marked \'J R GAUNT LOINDON\' Dia: 32mm. The Northland Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Military Forces. The Regiment was formed in 1911 and provided service companies to the Auckland Infantry Regiment during the First World War. Men from the Regiment also served with the 18th, 21st, 24th and 29th battalions of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the Second World War. The regiment was amalgamated with the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly\'s Own) in 1964, becoming 3rd Battalion (Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly\'s Own) and Northland), Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.

North Somerset and Bristol Yeomanry Anodised Staybrite army cap badge Great condition. No maker mark. Slider.

North Somerset Yeomanry 44th Royal Tank Regiment Cloth Shoulder Title Great condition scarce embroidered title. 1956. Formed at HQ at Keynsham by amalgamation of The North Somerset Yeomanry, and 44th/50th Royal Tank Regiment

Northern Command UK Formation Sign Printed Arm Badge British Northern Command U.K. Formation Sign. Printed Red cross on black shield with five gold lions for the Northern Command (2nd Pattern). VGC.

Northern Ireland Security Guard Service (NISGC) \'New Metal\' Cap Badge N.I.S.G.S. cap badge \'new metal\' cap badge maker marked \'LONDON BADGE & BUTTON Co LTD\'. VGC. The Unit is a Civilian Organisation of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) that provides armed security at military establishments in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1998 following the Good Friday Agreement and is a unionised, non-industrial civilian security guard organisation under the authority of the General Officer Commanding (Northern Ireland), who holds ultimate responsibility for the operation of the organisation. The NISGS works alongside the unarmed Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS)

Northumberland North Tyne Army Cadet Force (ACF) Shoulder Title Badge Patch Northumberland A.C.F. patch. VGC.

Number 6 Commando WW2 Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Nice 6 Cdo shoulder title in VGC. Minor glue mark to reverse. No. 6 Commando was a battalion-sized British Army commando unit of the Second World War. Although it was raised to conduct small-scale raids and harass garrisons along the coast of German-occupied France, it was mainly employed as a highly trained infantry assault unit. Formed in July 1940.

Oakham School Rutland Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Oakham School C.C.F. silver and gold ano staybrite cap badge on lugs. VGC. Oakham School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) in Oakham, Rutland, England. The school was founded in 1584 by Archdeacon Robert Johnson, along with Uppingham School, a few miles away. They share a common badge design (and a strong rivalry), but while Uppingham\'s colours tend towards blue and white, Oakham\'s are black and red. Under headmaster John Buchanan, in 1971 Oakham was the first boys\' independent secondary school in Britain to accept both male and female pupils throughout the whole school and not just in the sixth form. In 1995, it was the first public school to go on-line. Leicestershire County Cricket Club occasionally plays games on the school grounds.

Officer\'s Field Service Cap / Hat Royal Artillery (RA) Gaunt Gilt Cap Badge Pre-1952 R.A. lovely small gilt Off\'s side hat cap badge with slider and lugs. Maker marked twice JR GAUNT LONDON. VGC.

Officer\'s Royal Signals Wire Embroidered Beret Badge R.Sigs Offr\'s beret badge Queen\'s Crown post 1952. VGC.

Old Comrades Association (OCA) The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge\'s Own) Mufti Lapel Sweetheart Pin Badge A lovely enamel, \'Comrades\' Middx Regimental lapel badge. VGC. The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge\'s Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The regiment was formed, as the Duke of Cambridge\'s Own (Middlesex Regiment), in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th (West Middlesex) and 77th (East Middlesex) Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county\'s militia and rifle volunteer units. On 31 December 1966 the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge\'s Own) was amalgamated with the other regiments of the Home Counties Brigade, the Queen\'s Royal Surrey Regiment, the Queen\'s Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment and the Royal Sussex Regiment to form the Queen\'s Regiment. The latter merged on 9 September 1992 with the Royal Hampshire Regiment to form the Princess of Wales\'s Royal Regiment (Queen\'s and Royal Hampshires).

Order of Buffaloes Sterling Silver Stick / Tie Pin Badge Order of Buffaloes marked \'NEMO MORTALIUM OMNIBUS HORIS SAPIST\' (No man is wise at all hours). Marked STERLING SILVER and Maker L. SIMPSON. Missing one of the \'glass\' eyes, otherwise GC. The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) is one of the largest fraternal movements in the United Kingdom. The order started in 1822 and has since spread throughout the former British Empire and elsewhere in the world. It is known as the \"Buffs\" to members.

Oundle School Northamptonshire Officer Training Corps (OTC) Brass Cap Badge Oundle School, Peterborough, Northants, O.T.C. cap badge on lugs.

Oxford University Officer Training Corps (OTC) Shoulder Title Badge Oxford University O.T.C. brass shoulder title. Two loops to reverse. VGC. Ref: Westlake 1643.

Pair Lancashires (Queen\'s Lancashire Regiment) Anodised Aluminium Army Staybrite Shoulder Title Badges Pr of Lancs QLR, 1st Patt ano staybrite shoulder titles with brass metal backing plates.

Pair of \'Attached Arms\' to the Glosters or C Troop Independent 170th Mortar Battery or Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire (RGBW) Presidential Unit Citation Pin Badges All attached ranks Gloucester Regt, 170th RA Ind Mortars and R.G.B.W. Presidential Unit Citation Pin Badge. Worn on both arms No1 and No2 Dress by att\'d Arms such as: RAPTC, RLC, AGC and REME. The U.S.A. (President Truman) granted 8th May 1951 the award in recognition of the Glosters \'Imjin River\' action in the Korean War. Reason for pin attachment and not sewn on is that attached personnel are only likely to serve 2-3 years with the Battalion. VGC. The Army United States Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II). The unit must display such gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions so as to set it apart from and above other units participating in the same campaign.

Pair of 16th/5th The Queen\'s Royal Lancers Anodised Aluminium Collar Badges Pre 1993, 16th/5th QRL ano staybrite collars pr. Maker Marked Firmin and Sons \'F&S\'. Single lug to each. VGC. The 16th/5th The Queen\'s Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 16th The Queen\'s Lancers and the 5th Royal Irish Lancers in 1922. The reason for the uniquely atypical regimental title (with a higher number preceding a lower) was that the 5th had been re-raised in 1858 almost 60 years after being disbanded, and when re-raised took precedence after the 17th Lancers. After service in the Second World War and the Gulf War, the regiment amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form the Queen\'s Royal Lancers in 1993.

Pair of Berkshire & Westminster Dragoons Regiment Anodised Aluminium Collar Badges c1961- 84. The Berks & Westminster Dragoons ano staybrite collar badges in very good condition. The Berkshire and Westminster Dragoons Lineage: 1961, formed by amalgamation of R (Berkshire Yeomanry) Battery from 299 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry, Berkshire Yeomanry, and The Queen\'s Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Field Regiment RA, and The Westminster Dragoons (2nd County of London Yeomanry) . . A Squadron in London . . B Squadron in London . . C (Berkshire Yeomanry) Squadron at Windsor and Newbury . 1967.04.01 Disbanded and concurrently reconstituted as two units: . . HQ (Berkshire and Westminster Dragoons) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry Regiment in TAVR II at Chelsea, London . . A Company (Berkshire Yeomanry), The Royal Berkshire Territorials in TAVR III at Windsor 1969 TAVR III element reduced to cadre, less A Company reorganised as 94 (Berkshire Yeomanry) Squadron, 71 Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, thereby effectively breaking up the regiment see also Westminster Dragoons. . 1973 HQ Squadron subtitled (Berkshire and Westminster Dragoons) 1984 HQ Squadron rebadged as Westminster Dragoons and subtitled (Westminster Dragoons).

Pair of c1952-65 Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Anodised Aluminium Collar Badges Gaunt Matching pr of ano R.A.S.C. collars. Single lug maker marked JR GAUNT LONDON. VGC.

Pair of c1960s Merchant Navy (MN) Sea Training School Brass Shoulder Title Badges Merchant Navy M.N. Sea Trg School title. VGC.

Pair of c2000s Royal Marine Band (RMB) Cloth Other Ranks Collar Badges R.M.B. pr of collar badges. VGC.

Pair of Intelligence Corps Anodised Aluminium Collar Badges Pr of Int Corps ano staybrite collars with brass backing plates. VGC.

Pair of Pre-1952 Parachute Regiment White Metal Collar Badges Other Ranks white metal Para Collar badges, matching pair. Near, VGC.

Pair of Pre-1958 Dorset Regiment Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Patches Pr of cloth woven Dorset Regt shoulder titles. VGC. Formally called the Dorsetshire Regiment, although usually known as \"The Dorsets\". In 1958, after service in the Second Boer War along with World War I and World War II, the Dorset Regiment was amalgamated with the Devonshire Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. In 2007, it was amalgamated with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, The Light Infantry and the Royal Green Jackets to form a new large regiment, The Rifles.

Pair of Presidential Unit Citation Badges Gloucestershire Regiment No1 Ceremonial Dress All Ranks Presidential Unit Citation Blues Patrol / No1 Dress Badges to the Glosters or C Troop Independent 170th Mortar Battery or Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire (RGBW). VGC. Worn on both arms of parade dress. The U.S. (President Truman) granted 8th May 1951 the award in recognition of the Glosters \'Imjin River\' action in the Korean War. The Army United States Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II). The unit must display such gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions so as to set it apart from and above other units participating in the same campaign.

Pair of Royal Army Medical (RAMC) Staff Officer Gorget Patch Rank Badges R.A.M.C. \'dull cherry\' gorget collar patches indicating a Staff appointment. Button applied is an anodised Staff Officer for a Colonel or Brigadier ranked Offr; with the Cypher of ER2. VGC.

Pair of Royal Military Police (RMP) Anodised Aluminium Shoulder Title Badges Pr of R.M.P. ano staybrite titles. Clutches and pins fixing. VGC.

Pair of Royal Regiment of Scotland (RRS) Cuidich \'n Righ Thistle \'New Metal\' Other Rank\'s\' Collar Badges Pr of Royal Regiment of Scotland Scottish - Cuidich \'n Righ OR\'s new metal collar badges. Maker is Toye Kenning Spencer (TKS). VGC.

Pair of WW2 Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) Shoulder Title Badges WWII R.A.C. brass large Other Ranks pr of shoulder titles on loops. VGC.

Parachute Regiment Brass Shoulder Title Badge Para Regt brass shoulder title good die-cast brass issue on two loops complete with brass backing plate. VGC.

Pate\'s Grammar School Cheltenham Gloucestershire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Arm Badge Patch & RAF Detachment Shoulder Title Pate\'s Grammar School, Glos C.C.F. patch. With Pates R.A.F. Det cloth shoulder title badge.

Portsmouth Grammar School Hampshire Officer Training Corps (OTC) Cap Badge Portsmouth Grammar School, Hants O.T.C. cap badge. The Arms of Dr. William Smith the founder of the school. Two loops to the reverse VGC. Ref: KK 2642

Post 1902 The Black Watch (BW) Scottish (Royal Highland Regiment) Officer\'s Service Dress (OSD) Collar Badge O.S.D. bronzed large collar B.W. Regiment. Type worn as per Churchill ref by the Territorial Battalions in the Great War. GC. Ref: Churchill 1178

Post 1920 The Welch Regiment Bi-Metal Cap Badge The Welch Regt Other Ranks bi-metal cap badge on slider. VGC. The Welch Regiment (or \"The Welch\", an archaic spelling of \"Welsh\") was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot and 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Welsh Regiment, by which it was known until 1920 when it was renamed the Welch Regiment. In 1969 the regiment was amalgamated with the South Wales Borderers to form the Royal Regiment of Wales.

Post 1934 Scottish Gordon Highlanders Regiment Officer Service Dress Collar Badges Near matching pair (slightly different backs) and tone to front. Gordon Highlanders Regt O.S.D. Collars. Near, VGC. Ref: Churchill 1716.

Post 1936 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) Officer Pattern Small Shoulder Title Gilding Metal Badge 4th/7th R.D.G. Offr Patt gilding metal shoulder title in VGC. Ref: Westlake a variation of number 57. Height 10mm (not including the oblique). Width 53mm. The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army formed in 1922. It served in the Second World War. However following the reduction of forces at the end of the Cold War and proposals contained in the Options for Change paper, the regiment was amalgamated with the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, to form the new Royal Dragoon Guards in 1992. The regiment was formed in India, as the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards, in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards and 7th (Princess Royal\'s) Dragoon Guards; it gained the distinction Royal in 1936. The regiment returned to the United Kingdom in 1929, was mechanised in 1938, and transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps in 1939 prior to the outbreak of the Second World War (WW2).

Post 1952 Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) Sweetheart Silver Tie Pin Sweetheart Badge Queen\'s Crown vintage A.P.T.C. enamel and silver (unmarked) sweetheart pin badge. Barrel lock pin fixing in good working order. VGC.

Post 1952 Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) Brass Beret Cap Badge H.A.C. beret brass metal cap badge. Queen\'s Crown with slider fitting to the reverse. An old style field-gun with wheel and the crown upon the \'H.A.C.\' scroll above and the motto scroll \"Arma Pacis Fulcra\" below. VGC.

Post 1952 Mess Dress Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Observer Aircrew Wing Badge Queen\'s Crown small Mess Dress size wire embroidered example of the F.A.A. qualified Observer\'s RNAS sleeve badge. A white metal fouled anchor to the centre of a silver bullion wire letter \" O \" flanked by gold bullion wire wings and surmounted by the crown. The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the naval aviation component of the United Kingdom\'s Royal Navy (RN). The FAA is one of five RN fighting arms.7 As of 2023 it is a primarily helicopter force, though also operating the F-35 Lightning II carrier-based stealth fighter jointly with the Royal Air Force. The RAF was formed by the 1918 merger of the RN\'s Royal Naval Air Service (R.N.A.S.) with the British Army\'s Royal Flying Corps. The FAA did not come under the direct control of the Admiralty until mid-1939. During the Second World War, the FAA operated aircraft on ships as well as land-based aircraft that defended the Royal Navy\'s shore establishments and facilities.

Post 1952 Officer\'s Silver Plate & Gilt Royal Engineers (RE) Cap Badge Lovely \'fresh gilt\' R.E. Offr Pattern Cap Badge for No1 & No2 Dress Caps. VGC. Lugs.

Post 1952 Royal Air Force (RAF) Other Rank\'s Brass Cap Badge R.A.F. ERII Queen\'s Crown OR\'s cap badge. Some wear to high points. GC.

Post 1952 Royal Army Education Corps (RAEC) Gilt & Silver Plate Officer\'s Cap Badge Lovely fresh gilt R.A.E.C. Offr Pattern silver plate and gilt. Queen\'s Crown. Lugs. VGC. The Royal Army Educational Corps (RAEC) was a corps of the British Army tasked with educating and instructing personnel in a diverse range of skills. On 6 April 1992 it became the Educational and Training Services Branch (ETS) of the Adjutant General\'s Corps.

Post 1952 Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Wire Embroidered Blazer Badge Patch Large pocket blazer badge R.A.O.C. badge.

Post 1952 Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) Bi-Metal Cap Badge R.A.V.C. bi-metal Other Ranks (ORs) cap badge. Slider. VGC.

Post 1952 Royal Artillery (RA) Un-Cut Blazer Pocket Badge R.A. wire blazer patch Queen\'s Crown. VGC.

Post 1952 Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Blazer Badge Patch Nice vintage, R.O.C. blazer badge. Removed from jacket. GC. The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defence organisation intended for the visual detection, identification, tracking and reporting of aircraft over Great Britain. It operated in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps\' civilian volunteers were stood down (ROC headquarters staff at RAF Bentley Priory stood down on 31 March 1996). Composed mainly of civilian spare-time volunteers, ROC personnel wore a Royal Air Force (RAF) style uniform and latterly came under the administrative control of RAF Strike Command and the operational control of the Home Office. Civilian volunteers were trained and administered by a small cadre of professional full-time officers under the command of the Commandant Royal Observer Corps; latterly a serving RAF Air Commodore.

Post 1957 Army Air Corps (AAC) 651 Sqn Flight Suit Aircrew Patch Badge c1960s early 651 Sqn A.A.C. flying suit arm patch. Some minor moth nips (see pic). No. 651 Squadron Army Air Corps, is an aircraft squadron of the British Army, originally formed as No. 651 Squadron Royal Air Force in Italy and North Africa during the Second World War, and afterwards in Egypt. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were air observation post units which had both Army and RAF personnel. The pilots, drivers and signallers were in the Royal Artillery whilst the adjutants, technical staff and equipment officers came from the RAF. Air observation posts were used primarily for artillery spotting, but occasionally for liaison and other duties. Their duties and squadron numbers were transferred to the Army with the formation of the Army Air Corps on 1 September 1957.

Post 1969 Blues and Royals Cavalry Regiment Wire Embroidered Arm Badge Early post 1969, Blues and Royals Regimantal arm designation badge. Bullion arm badge. Nato Stock Number hand written to reverse. Piece of double sided tape to reverse, otherwise, VGC. Ref: Seaman p.41.

Post 1971 The Queen\'s Own Yeomanry (QOY) Bi-Metal Cap Badge Great detail Q.O.Y. Other Ranks cap badge on slider. VGC. The Queens Own Yeomanry was initially formed on 1 April 1971 as the 2nd Armoured Car Regiment from five of the yeomanry units across the North and Middle of England and South West Scotland. During the Cold War The Queen\'s Own Yeomanry was a British Army of the Rhine Regiment with an Armoured Reconnaissance role in Germany. With the Strategic Defence Review in 1999 the geographical locations of the regiment changed to encompass East Scotland and Northern Ireland. Soldiers from the regiment have served both in Iraq and Afghanistan. Under Army 2020, three squadrons transferred to the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry and it gained two squadrons from the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry. The unit is paired with the Light Dragoons and uses the Jackal.

Post 1998 Royal Band (Royal Marines Band Portsmouth) Shoulder Title Badge RM Band Portsmouth, Hampshire red on dark blue Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown embroidered cloth patch. Removed from musician\'s tunic. GC. In 1992 the band was opened to women when the Royal Navy began to fully integrate women (who were then members of a separate branch) into the service. In April 1996, the School of Music was moved to Portsmouth dockyard when the Deal Barracks were closed. It was initially housed at the former Royal Naval Detention Quarters — the cells were converted to individual practice rooms. Band of HM Royal Marines HMS Collingwood were present on the Isle of Man for the Tynwald Day ceremony on Monday 6 July 2015. The Bands of HM Royal Marines participate in various annual events such as the Royal British Legion\'s Festival of Remembrance, the Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph, the Lord Mayor\'s Show as well as accompanying Royal Navy and Royal Marines contingents at guard mounting duties in London. Furthermore, the Massed Bands, numbering some two hundred musicians from normally at least three Royal Marines bands, perform their Beating Retreat ceremony every two years at London\'s Horse Guards Parade in celebration of the birthday of their Captain General (currently Charles III). Because of its popularity, it is generally over three nights. The most recent events were in June 2012 in honour of the Queen\'s Diamond Jubilee, in June 2014 in honour of the RM\'s 350 years of service to the nation and also the first to feature a guard of honour company from 40 Commando Brigade and bands from the United States Marine Corps and the Netherlands Marine Corps, and in June 2016, also marking the 90th birthday of HM the Queen and the first to be streamed live on Facebook. The latest event was slated for a May 2018 date, marking the 65th anniversary of the 1953 Coronation of HM the Queen and will be followed by another in 2022, marking the milestone 70th anniversary since the assumption to the throne of HM the Queen and the centennial of the modern Royal Marines (due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 event was cancelled). Another event hosted by the Royal Marines Band Service is the Mountbatten Festival of Music, named after former Life Colonel Commandant Royal Marines Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, which takes place every year in the Royal Albert Hall.

Post 2007 Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW) PRI Blazer Badge c.Post 2007, 2nd \'smaller pattern\', ex-President of the Regimental Institute (P.R.I.) Regt\'l shop, c2007 all ranks blazer badge patch. Gold wire embroidered sphinx. Red background representing the \'Brandy Wine Flash\' of the Duke of Edinburgh Royal Regt. VGC, unissued. Nice official Regimental insignia.

Post Early WW1 Era New Zealand Auckland \'Auck\' Artillery Old Comrades Association Gilt and Enamel Tie Pin Lapel Brooch Great War A rare OCA badge for Auck NZ stick pin. Maker marked. N.Z. above a Field Gun with the dates \'1914-18\'. Dims: 24mm dia. The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery is the artillery regiment of the N.Z. Army. It is effectively a military administrative corps, and can comprise multiple component regiments. This nomenclature stems from its heritage as an offshoot of the British Army\'s Royal Artillery. In its current form it was founded in 1947 with the amalgamation of the regular and volunteer corps of artillery in New Zealand. In 1958 in recognition of services rendered it was given the title the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery.

Post WW2 Belgium Belgique 1st Parachute Special Air Service (SAS) Cast Brass Cap Badge Belgian 1st Parachute Battalion S.A.S. cap badge post war, cast in brass with lugs. Near, VGC. The badge depicts the classic winged dagger with the motto of British Special Air Service as the unit can trace their origins back to World War II when the Belgian Independent Parachute Company was formed in the United Kingdom in 1942, and later became part of the Special Air Service (SAS) Brigade and fought in the North West Europe Campaign 1944-45.

Post-1939 Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) Brass Shoulder Title Badge R.T.R. brass shoulder title badge. Small stain easily polished off. Near, VGC. Ref: Westlake 197. On 4 April 1939, the Royal Tank Corps was renamed the Royal Tank Regiment and became a wing of the newly created Royal Armoured Corps. The eight Yeomanry Armoured Car Companies of the RTR were activated and transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. Before the Second World War, Royal Tank Corps recruits were required to be at least 5 feet 4 inches tall. They initially enlisted for six years with the colours and a further six years with the reserve. They trained at the Royal Tank Corps Depot at Bovington Camp, Dorset for about eight months.

Post-1952 Royal Army Education Corps (RAEC) Other Ranks Bi-Metal QC Cap Badge c1952 - 58 (when staybrite badges were ubique). R.A.E.C. OR\'s Queen\'s Crown bi-metal cap badge for with a slider fastening. VGC. Ref: KK2146. On 28 November 1946 the AEC was honoured with the title of \"Royal\".In Britain this honour must be bestowed directly by the monarch, and allows the relevant service or organisation the right to use a representation of the crown in their badge. King George VI contributed to the design of the new badge. After the war the RAEC continued its work educating soldiers and helping them to resettle into civilian life. That same year, the responsibility of teaching the personnel\'s children was transferred to the newly formed British Families Education Service. From 1962 it was staffed exclusively by commissioned officers and the non-commissioned personnel were either commissioned or left the Army.

Pr of Small Officer Pattern Life Guards (LG) Shoulder Title Badges Pair of smaller Offr Patt L.G. shoulder titles. VGC. Ref: Westlake 10. Elements of the Life Guards, along with the Royal Horse Guards, formed the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment (HCCR) for active service. The HCCR was in action in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882 and the Second Boer War of 1899 to 1902. THe HCCR was mobilised again in 1914 at the start of the First World War, where they formed part of the British Expeditionary Force and fought in most of the major battles on the Western Front. In 1918, the two Life Guards regiments gave up their horses and were re-roled as machine gun battalions, becoming the 1st and 2nd Battalions, Guards Machine Gun Regiment. They reverted to their previous names and roles after the end of the war. In 1922, the two regiments were merged into one regiment, The Life Guards (1st and 2nd). In 1928, it was re-designated The Life Guards.

Pr Small Cap Size Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) Anodised Aluminium Buttons Pair of dia: 14mm R.W.Y. ano staybrite cap sized buttons. VGC. The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) was a Yeomanry Regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the Territorial Army was greatly reduced. The regiment lives on in B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. The regiment took part in the Second Boer War as part of the Imperial Yeomanry. In the First World War, it fought on the Western Front, but saw relatively little action as horsed cavalry. After conversion to infantry, it fought in the trenches, notably during 3rd Ypres in 1917 and during the German spring offensive in 1918. In the Second World War, the regiment fought in the Middle East, seeing action in Syria against Vichy French forces, as well as operations in Iraq and Iran. It then joined 9th Armoured Brigade, seeing action in North Africa and Italy. With this formation, it took part in the Second Battle of El Alamein, spearheading the break-out of the 2nd New Zealand Division during Operation Supercharge on 2 November 1942. The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry cap badge is the Prince of Wales\'s feathers on a red baize backing, and vehicles carry the New Zealand fern leaf emblem.

Pre 1920 Lincolnshire Yeomanry Regiment White Metal Collar Badge Lincs Yeo WM collar badge die struck two dark toned loops to the reverse. Post WW1 the Lincolnshire Yeomanry decided they did not want to convert to Artillery, so the Regiment was disbanded in 1920. Scarce. Ref: Churchill & Westlake No 100.

Pre 1937 King\'s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) Old Comrades Association Lapel Badge King\'s Own Royal Regiment Old Comrades Association Badge, pre-1937. Maker \'BN\'. Wear to highpoints some enamel loss. The King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) This infantry unit was raised in 1680 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. In 1959, it was amalgamated with The Border Regiment to form The King’s Own Royal Border Regiment.

Pre 1940 Marlborough College Wilts Officer Training Corps (OTC) Brass Army Metal Shoulder Title Badge Marlborough, Wiltshire O.T.C. shoulder title. GC.

Pre 1952 Royal Air Force (RAF) Enamel Mufti Lapel Sweetheart Badge Nice, small R.A.F. lapel badge. Near, VGC. The motto of the RAF, \'Per Ardua ad Astra\' (Through Adversity to the Stars), sums up the Air Force spirit. After its formation in 1918, during WW1, when the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) were merged, the new RAF was keen to foster this spirit.

Pre 1953 Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) Other Ranks Pair Collar Badges R.A.P.C. pair came together and match. However, there is a difference on reverse of scroll (see pic). Single lug attachment. VGC.

Pre 1993 German Army Bundeswehr Parachute Airborne Brigade 26 Cloth Insignia Patch 26th AB Bde German Fallschirmjäger Arm Formation Sign Badge. Pre-1993 version. VGC. 26th (Saarland) Airborne Brigade (German: Luftlandebrigade 26 \"Saarland\") is a formation in the Special Operations Division of the German Army with a strength of about 3,500 men and its brigade headquarters in Saarlouis. The Brigade is also called the Saarland Brigade as almost all its troops are stationed in the federal state of Saarland. Other elements are based in Rhineland-Palatinate. Most of the 26th Airborne Brigade belongs to the intervention forces of the Bundeswehr, and the formation therefore provides the overwhelming proportion of paratroopers and airborne troops for the intervention forces of the Army. The Brigade motto is: Einsatzbereit – jederzeit – weltweit (\"Ready for action - anytime - worldwide\"). The Brigade greeting is \"Glück ab\". The Brigade was previously part of the 1st Airborne Division alongside the 25th and 27th Luftlande Brigades.

Pre 1994 South Africa / African Police (SAP) Dress Uniform Brass Shoulder Title Badge 1965-1994, S.A.P. epaulette title for the Parade Tunic Uniform. Brass. Two, clutch-back pins. VGC.

Pre 1994 The 6th Gurkha Rifles Blackened Brass Shoulder Title 6th GR blackened brass shoulder title badge with brass backing plate. VGC. The 6th Queen Elizabeth\'s Own Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following India\'s independence. Originally raised in 1817 as part of the army of the British East India Company, the regiment has been known by a number of names throughout its history. Initially the unit did not recruit from the Gurkhas, although after being transferred to the British Indian Army following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, it became a purely Gurkha regiment, in due course with its regimental headquarters at Abbottabad in the North West Frontier Province of British India. After 1947 the regiment was one of only four Gurkha regiments to be transferred to the British Army and this continued up until 1994, when it was amalgamated with other Gurkha regiments to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles. Over the course of its 177-year history, the regiment was awarded 25 battle honours, although prior to World War I it had only been awarded one and no battle honours were awarded to it after World War II.

Pre 1994 The Queen\'s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) \'QO HLDRS\' Slip-On Shoulder Title Badge The Queen\'s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), officially abbreviated \"QO HLDRS,\" was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. It was in existence from 1961 to 1994. Worn circa early 90s. Nice tab Olive Green (OG) for the Shirt or Jumper Order. Scarce. GC. The regiment was formed on 7 February 1961 at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh, with the amalgamation of 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders and 1st Battalion, Queen\'s Own Cameron Highlanders to form the 1st Battalion, Queen\'s Own Highlanders.

Pre 2007 The Devonshire & Dorset Regiment Waist Belt Clasp (WBC) The Devon & Dorset (D&D) Regimental belt buckle. In unissued condition. A bright gilt alloy finish. Superb. The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (11th, 39th and 54th), usually just known as the Devon and Dorsets, was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1958 by the amalgamation of two county Regiments, the Devonshire Regiment and the Dorset Regiment. In 2007 it was itself merged into The Rifles, a \"large regiment\". Members of the Regiments referred to themselves as being a Janner.

Pre 2014 Royal Artillery DPM Master Gunner 1st Class Rank Slide Slip-On Badge Disruptive Pattern Material R.A. Master Gnr 1st Cl. VGC.

Pre 2014 Tayforth Scotland University Officer Training Corps (UOTC) Senior Under Officer Cadet Rank Slide Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) obsolete (c2014) slip-on rank slide U.O.T.C. Tayforth, Scottish Uni Senior Rank Cdt.

Pre 2021 Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College Leicestershire Pair of Anodised Aluminium Collar Badges TKS Welbeck College ano staybrite collar badges pr. Maker marked Toye Kenning Spencer \'T.K.S.\' Pins and clutches fixings. VGC. Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College formerly named and often referred to as simply Welbeck College, was an independent, selective sixth form college in Leicestershire, England. While run as a sixth form college, the school was an institution of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and part of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Founded in 1953, the school was originally based at Welbeck Abbey near Worksop, where it provided A-level education for boys planning to join the technical branches of the British Army. By 2004, the school accepted both male and female students for all three branches of the British Armed Forces, and in 2005, the school was re-opened and relocated to a purpose-built site in Leicestershire, where it also began admitting potential civil servants for the Defence Engineering and Science Group within the Ministry of Defence. The school closed on 3 July 2021.

Pre-1920 Royal Welsh Fusiliers (RWF) Cap Badge cWW1 R.W.F. bi-metal Other Ranks (ORs) cap badge on slide. With a \'blow hole\' to reverse. Near, VGC. The Royal Welch Fusiliers (Welsh: Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig) was a line Infantry Regiment of the British Army, and part of the Prince of Wales\'s Division, that was founded in 1689; shortly after the Glorious Revolution. In 1702, it was designated a Fusilier Regiment and became the Welch Regiment of Fusiliers; the prefix \"Royal\" was added in 1713, then confirmed in 1714 when George I named it the Prince of Wales\'s Own Royal Regiment of Welsh Fusiliers. In 1751, after reforms that standardised the naming and numbering of regiments, it became the 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fuzileers). In 1881, the final title of the regiment was adopted. It retained the archaic spelling of Welch, instead of Welsh, and Fuzileers for Fusiliers; these were engraved on swords carried by regimental officers during the Napoleonic Wars. After the 1881 Childers Reforms, normal spelling was used officially, but \"Welch\" continued to be used informally until restored in 1920 by Army Order No.56. It should not be confused with the Welch Regiment, a different unit (formed in 1881 from the 41st and 69th) which recruited in South and West, rather than North Wales, and became part of the Royal Regiment of Wales or RRW in 1969 One of the few Regiments to retain its original title, in March 2006 the Royal Welch Fusiliers was amalgamated with the R.R.W. and became 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh, with RRW as the 2nd Battalion.

Pre-1946 Army Education Corps (AEC) Cap Badge ‘Open Book’ A.E.C. cap badge brass lugs. VGC. History of the AEC 1920–1939 A Royal Warrant established the Army Educational Corps on 15 June 1920. The wartime task of its members was to \"assist by all means in their power the maintenance of a high spirit of devotion and well being in their units\". Peacetime duties were more clearly defined, and Army Educational Corps personnel were expected to do specialist and advisory work, with the bulk of the teaching to be done by regimental officers. By 1938, Army Educational Corps recruits were required to be between 20 and 25 years of age. They had to be either qualified teachers or university graduates. They initially enlisted for twelve years and were immediately promoted Sergeant.

Pre-1946 Army Educational Corps (AEC) OSD Cap Badge Blades A.E.C. \'open book\' Education Offr cap badge. Unfortunately, someone has polished off the bronze finish to brass. Blades, Officer Pattern.

Pre-1952 Pair of 7th Queen\'s Own Hussars (QOH) Officer\'s Collar Badges 7th Q.O.H. Offr\'s lovely condition pair of silver plated and gilt Collar badges, Kings Crown (KC). A die cast two part construction pair of collar badges. Loops to the reverse of each. Maker marked \'JR GAUNT LONDON\'. VGC. The 7th Queen\'s Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first formed in 1689. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces, but following the 1957 Defence White Paper, it was amalgamated with the 3rd The King\'s Own Hussars, forming the Queen\'s Own Hussars in 1958

Princess of Wales\'s Royal Regiment (PWRR) Cap Badge Officers\' No1 Dress Princess Of Wales\'s Royal Regiment Solid Red Centre silver-plated, gilt and enamel Officer\'s metal cap badge for N01 Dress Uniform. VGC. In 1992, The Queen\'s Regiment and The Royal Hampshire Regiment merged to form The Princess of Wales\'s Royal Regiment.

Queen Victoria\'s School Scotland Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Patch & Anodised Cap Badge Queen Victoria’s School Dunblane C.C.F. anodised aluminium staybrite cap badge on lugs and cloth shoulder title removed from brassard. GC.

Queen’s Bays 2nd Dragoon Guards Cavalry Brass Metal Cap Badge Pre 1952, 2nd DG (Queen’s Bays) Cav, Other Ranks cap badge. A good example complete with slider. VGC. The 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen\'s Bays) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was first raised in 1685 by the Earl of Peterborough as the Earl of Peterborough\'s Regiment of Horse by merging four existing troops of horse. Renamed several times, it was designated the Queen\'s Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1746 as it evolved into a dragoon unit (dragoons described a force of highly mobile mounted infantry equipped with lighter, faster horses and carrying firearms) and later named the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen\'s Bays) in 1767 to reflect the custom of its soldiers riding only bay horses. The regiment served as horse cavalry until 1937, when it was mechanised with light tanks. The regiment became part of the Royal Armoured Corps in 1939. After service in the First and Second World Wars, the regiment amalgamated with the 1st King\'s Dragoon Guards in 1959 to form the 1st The Queen\'s Dragoon Guards.

Queen\'s Belfast Northern Ireland University Officer Training Corps Belfast NI UOTC cloth shoulder title slip-on rank slide. GC.

Queen\'s Own Dorset & West Somerset Yeomanry (RA) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Queen\'s Own Dorset & West Somerset Yeo staybrite cap badge. VGC. The West Somerset Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army. First raised in 1794, it participated in the Second Boer War and World War I before being converted to an artillery regiment. It served in World War II (as two field artillery regiments). Post-war it was gradually reduced in strength until the yeomanry lineage of the successor unit was discontinued on 9 November 1988. Dorset Yeomanry In 1997, an Armoured Replacement Regiment was formed at Bovington and called \'The Dorset Yeomanry\'. This new regiment did not inherit the lineage and battle honours of the Queen\'s Own Dorset Yeomanry. In 1999, this regiment was reduced to a single squadron, which became \"A\" (Dorset Yeomanry) Squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. The other squadrons of this regiment are formed by other old yeomanry regiments that had been reduced to the strength of one squadron: B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) RWY Squadron C (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) RGH Squadron D (Royal Devon Yeomanry) RDY Squadron

Queen\'s Own Worcestershire Hussars Regiment Cap Badge All Brass The Queen\'s Own Worcester Hussars Regt cap badge all brass cap badge on lugs. VGC. Dims: height 53mm.

Queen\'s Royal Irish Hussars (QRIH) Bi-Metal Cap Badge Q.R.I.H. post 1958, bi-metal cap badge GC. The Queen\'s Royal Irish Hussars, abbreviated as QRIH, was a cavalry regiment of the British Army formed from the amalgamation of the 4th Queen\'s Own Hussars and the 8th King\'s Royal Irish Hussars in 1958. The regiment saw active service against insurgents in Aden; during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and during the Gulf War, as well as regular service in West Germany as part of the British Army of the Rhine. The regiment was amalgamated with the Queen\'s Own Hussars to form the Queen\'s Royal Hussars on 1 September 1993.

Queen\'s Royal Lancers Army Cadet Force (ACF) 2 Lt Slip-on Rank Slide Shoulder Title Badge QRL 2nd Lieutenant Instructor / Troop Commander A.C.F. made by cadetkitshop. VGC.

Queen\'s Royal Lancers Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Badge QRL Army C.C.F patch. VGC.

Queen\'s Royal West Surrey Regiment Army Cadet Force (ACF) Queen\'s Royal West Surrey Regt A.C.F. combination for the Battle Dress (BD) shoulder title. Queen\'s separate title with an ACF, sewn together. VGC.

Queen\'s Royal West Surrey Regiment Army Cadet Force (ACF) Cloth Shoulder Title Patch Queens Royal West Surrey Regt A.C.F. combination for the Battle Dress (BD) shoulder title badge. Queen\'s separate title with an ACF below, sewn together. VGC.

Radley College Abingdon Oxfordshire Officer Training Corps (OTC) Cap Badge Radley College, Oxon O.T.C. cap badge on slider. VGC.

RAF 11th Bomber Squadron Large Locally Made Silver Sweetheart Badge Large excellent quality locally produced silver (no markings) sweetheart type badge to XI Bomber Sqn Royal Air Force cWW2 period. Hinged pin is missing the catch. Hand-made crafted from a piece of silver and engraved exceptionally well. R.A.F. 11th Bomber Sqn formed Netheravon. 1915. 1943 - Hurricane Ground Attack aircraft in Burma in support of XIV Army. Disbanded 1948. Dimensions: 56x40mm.

Rare \'Wrong Side Para Door\' Air Despatch Group Formation Sign c1944 Patch Great condition \'clipped tail\' Dakota version associated with cWW2 era. Scarcer version, as the Parachutist door is on the wrong side (should be on the port side only). Facing right. See facing left also for sale. In the European Theatre, the Air despatch companies were formed within the British Army\'s Royal Army Service Corps in March 1944. This was in preparation for the upcoming D day landings and subsequent re-invasion of the European continent. These companies saw extensive action in Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation of all time.

Rare Aske\'s Haberdashers Silver Enamel Officer Training Corps (OTC) Cap Badge cWW1 Haberdasher Askes Hatcham, New Cross, London - School coat of arms badge. The cadet corps (closed 1930) had been 3rd Cadet Bn RF. Maker: \'Vaughtons Birmingham\' on integral lugs enamel and silver but not HM. Former pupils of the Hatcham schools are called \"Old Askeans\".

Rare c1944 \'Type 6\' Canadian Parachute Wing 1CPB cWW2 The \'type 6 wings\' were private purchase, late 1944. Starch / paste backed English made wing. Worn by Para qualified members, of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, First Special Service Force (FSSF) and SOE Units / organisations. Great Condition.

Rare c1960s Royal Dragoon Guards (R.D.G.) Anodised Aluminium Shoulder Title Badge Rare, \'Royals\' RDG ano staybrite shoulder title. Light scratches, worn. Ref: Westlake page 8. No Ref or pic but, mentions ano introduced \'1960s\'. c1960-69. Height 10mm. Width 43mm. The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It served for three centuries and was in action during the First and the Second World Wars. It was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals in 1969.

Rare c2006 Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) / Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) \'New Metal\' All Ranks Cap Badge Rare c2006 R.I.R & U.D.R. \'New Metal\' cap badge. Same design and attributes as Ref below. Caveat emptor, there are some metal \'copies\' of this \'type\' commonly available on the market. Ref: Marsh New Metal Cap Badges 1990-2020. NMD32 page 101. Notes as \'Rare\'.

Rare Small Field Service Cap Emanuel School Wandsworth OTC / JTC Brass Cap Badge Rare, small FS cap Emanuel School London Officer Training Corps. A shield bearing the School Arms surmounted by a coronet above a single scroll carrying the motto \"Pour Bien Desirer.\" Slider. VGC.

Rare University of Wales Officer Training Corps (OTC) Brass Metal Shoulder Title Badge Rare University Of Wales O.T.C Aberystwyth \'fat\' shoulder title. J.R. GAUNT LONDON maker marked. GC. Ref: Westlake 1651.

Reconnaissance Corps Blazer Badge Patch Large Recce Corps blazer pocket badge wire embroidered. Vintage. VGC.

Reed\'s School Cobham Surrey Naval Section Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Shoulder Title Badge Patch Reed\'s School C.C.F. red on bavy blue Embroidered sew-on cloth shoulder title for brassard. Colours indicating Royal Naval Navy affiliation / department / section. VGC.

Reigate Surrey School Naval Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Shoulder Title & Proficiency Sea Cdts (SC) Patch Reigate School Navy Detachment C.C.F. shoulder title badge and an \'Offshore Hand, Grade Two\' SC, proficiency embroidered cloth patch. VGC.

Rhine Army Troops British Army Of the Rhine (BAOR) Cloth Formation Sign Patch Rhine Army Troops, yellow sword, red cross on blue, woven military formation arm badge. VGC.

Rhodesian War Period Corps of Signals Lt Slip-On Rank Slide Corps of Rhodesian Signals Lieutenant shoulder title slip-on rank slide. Worn during the Rhodesia Bush War c1970-80.

Rhodesian War Period Silver Marked Officer Pattern Grey Scouts Cap Badge Manufactured by Werner Reuteler of Reuteler Manufacturing Company, Salisbury, Rhodesia. Silver Offr Pattern Cap Badge. Loops. VGC. Grey\'s Scouts were a Rhodesian mounted infantry unit raised in July 1975 and named after George Grey, a British Soldier and Governor. Based in Salisbury (now Harare) it patrolled Rhodesia\'s borders during the Rhodesian Bush War, and then became a regiment of the Special Forces of Zimbabwe in June 1980. It was totally disbanded in July 1986 because of a lack of resources.

Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Steward / Stewardess \'AS\' Aircrew Flight Attendant Wings Patch Badge A.S. brevet R.A.F. cabin crew flying wing patch with Corporal chevron rank stripes. VGC.

Royal Air Force (RAF) Apprentice Corporal Rank Slide Badge Patch Slip-On R.A.F. Cpl Apprentice School rank slide. Glue to reverse (removed from album). GC.

Royal Air Force (RAF) Auxiliaries Reserves Warrant Officer Rank Slide Shoulder Title & Master Aircrew WO Badges R.A.F. Aux W.O. slip-on rank slide for shirt order dress and MAcr slip-on rank slide.

Royal Air Force (RAF) No1 Dress Air of Arm Patches c2000s, R.A.F. arm badges Other Ranks. VGC

Royal Air Force (RAF) No1 Dress Cloth Cap Badge R.A.F. cloth cap badge for then No1 Dress Cap. VGC.

Royal Air Force (RAF) Parachute Jump Instructor (PJI) Wing c1945-50s The half wing brevet depicted, was authorised for wear in 1945. This is an early construction wing 1945-50s. GC. PJIs work at the Aerial Delivery Wing. No.1 Parachute Training School (No.1 PTS) was adopted on 27 July 1944. In 2009, the School was renamed the Airborne Delivery Wing.

Royal Air Force (RAF) Regiment Rank Slide Shoulder Title Badge & Desert Breast Badge R.A.F. Regt Jumper Order slip-on rank badge and desert pattern breast badge for combat jacket. Worn Iraq War etc. VGC.

Royal Air Force (RAF) SERE Instructor Special Forces Patch British R.A.F. arm badge for wear on the flying suit and the MTP uniform. Rare, only worn by a handful of Instructors to train their Aircrew. Velcro backed. VGC. The Defence Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract (SERE) Training Organisation (DSTO), is a military training organisation based at RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is tri-service and trains personnel in survival techniques, evading capture and resistance from interrogation.

Royal Air Force (RAF) Warrant Officer (WO) Rank Slide Slip-On Badges & Arm Patch 3x different / variations of the R.A.F. rank of W.O. patches. GC. Removed from uniform.

Royal Air Force Aeromedical Flying Qualification Medics Brevet Wing Patch RAF Aeromed evacuation nurse\'s wings. With a Junior Technician (JT) Rank badge removed from uniform.

Royal Anglian Regiment Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Royal Anglian Regt staybrite cap badge on slider maker marked LONDON BADGE & BUTTON Co ltd. VGC. The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the line regiments now operating in the British Army, and can trace its history back to 1685. The regiment was the first of the large infantry regiments and is one of the three regiments of the Queen\'s Division.

Royal Anglian Regiment Anodised Aluminium Firmin Cap Badge Royal Anglian Regt staybrite cap badge on slider maker marked FIRMIN LONDON. VGC. The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the line regiments now operating in the British Army, and can trace its history back to 1685. The regiment was the first of the large infantry regiments and is one of the three regiments of the Queen\'s Division.

Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Anodised Cap Badge Gaunt R.A.M.C. staybrite ano cap badge maker JR GAUNT B\'HAM.

Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Enamel Sweetheart Pin Badge c1947-52 R.A.M.C. Small enamel sweetheart badge with scroll \'In Arduis Fidelis\' (Faithful in Adversity). King\'s Crown pre 1952. VGC.

Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Major\'s Crown & Tactical Recognition Flash (TRF) Patch Maj R.A.M.C. dull cherry Queen\'s Crown (QC) for Battle Dress (paper to reverse from album) and modern T.R.F. both VGC.

Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Officer\'s Silver Plate & Gilt Cap Badge Gaunt Lovely fresh gilt R.A.M.C. offr\'s cap badge on lugs. Maker marked JR GAUNT LONDON. VGC.

Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge R.A.O.C. shoulder title patch. VGC.

Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Cloth Shoulder Title Patch R.A.O.C. \'full wording\' shoulder title cloth badge. VGC.

Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Officer Small Shoulder Title Badge R.A.S.C. smaller Officer Pattern shoulder title and large GVI button 24mm dia. VGC.

Royal Artillery (RA) Brass & Cloth Gunnery Instructor Badges R.A. brass Gunnery Instructors\' badges. The metal badge retaining all four loops.

Royal Artillery (RA) Large Officer\'s Service Dress (OSD) Cap Badge Gaunt Post 1952, large R.A. Bronzed OSD cap badge on blades. Maker marked JR GAUNT LONDON (under blades). VGC.

Royal Artillery (RA) Officer\'s Large Gilt Cap Badge R.A. gilt Offr Pattern cap badge large for No1 Dress peaked cap on lugs.

Royal Artillery (RA) Sergeant Rank Stripes and Cannon Senior Non-Commissioned Officer\'s (SNCO) Arm Badge SNCO\'s Arty Arm patch designation insignia and matching Sgt chevrons. Worn on the Blues Uniform. A vintage set. Removed from tunic. GC.

Royal Artillery Association (RAA) Ladies Section Gilt & Enamel Pin Brooch Badge RA Association \'Ladies\' / Women\'s Section Old Comrades Association. A small pin brooch badge with stout and functional pin fitting. In very good condition with no enamel damage. Maker marked JR GAUNT LONDON.

Royal Australian Army Chaplains\' Department Cloth Shoulder Title Royal Australian Army Chaplain\'s shoulder title, move version with white border. For wear on the battle Dress.

Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers (RCEME) Canadian Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Yellow woven on blue cloth title for the R.C.E.M.E Canada for wear on Battle Dress. VGC. The Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers came into being officially on 15 May 1944, with the fusion of various elements from the Royal Canadian Engineers, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, following the model of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).

Royal Engineers (R.E.) Other Rank\'s Large Brass Metal Shoulder Title cWW1 RE brass OR\'s shoulder title on square lugs. VGC. Ref: Westlake 510.

Royal Engineers (RE) Anodised Collars Pair and SNCO Grenade Cloth Badge Pr of ano R.E. with brass backing plates and S.N.C.O. arm badge worn above Sgt chevrons. VGC.

Royal Engineers (RE) Staybrite Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Gaunt Maker R.E. ano cap badge maker marked. J.R. GAUNT B\'HAM. VGC.

Royal Fusiliers (City of London) cWW1 Slip-On Shoulder Title Slide Cloth RRF Great War Period slip-on. VGC. The regiment served in many wars and conflicts throughout its long existence, including the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War. In 1968, the regiment was amalgamated with the other regiments of the Fusilier Brigade – the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Lancashire Fusiliers – to form a new large regiment, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Imperial Yeomanry Non-Voided Scarce Other Ranks Cap Badge c1902-08 Scarcer non-voided portcullis RGH ORs cap badge on loops, surmounted by the Ducal, Duke of Beaufort Coronet. Slight stains to top right of Portcullis. GC. Ref: KK 1338. Now, the R.G.H is \'C\' Sqn the Royal Wessex Yeomanry.

Royal Grammar School Worcester C.C.F. Shoulder Title RGS Worcester Combined Cadet Force (CCF) shoulder title, Worcestershire. Minor wear, removed from uniform, GC.

Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) Large Brass Metal Shoulder Title Badge R.H.A. shoulder title. Lugs. VGC. Ref: Westlake 580. Height 17mm. Width 39mm.

Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) Cloth Beret Cap Badge Other Ranks R.L.C. obsolete, post 1993 OR\'s beret badge. VGC.

Royal Marines (RM) Sergeant Rain Coat Rank Slide Badge R.M. raincoat badge slip-on. GC.

Royal Marines (RM) Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) CSM Rank Badge Patch Post 1952, R.M. rank badge WO2. VGC.

Royal Marines (RM) WO2 (RQMS) Rain Coat Rank Slide Badge R.M. raincoat badge for a Warrant Officer Class 2 rank slip-on. GC. Worn by members of the Band RM pers.

Royal Marines Band Service (RMBS) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge R.M.B.S. shoulder title patch. VGC.

Royal Marines Cap Badge KC - Slider Version RM King\'s Crown (Pre-1952) slider version brass cap badge. VGC.

Royal Marines Commando (Cdo) Helicopter Force Patch Commando Helicopter Force Brown On Sand Embroidered desert pattern military Formation Sign arm badge. Still sealed in packet of stores issue. VGC.

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) Officer Cadet Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Firmin Ano / Staybrite R.M.A.S. Offr Cdt cap badge. Maker FIRMIN. VGC.

Royal Military Police (RMP) Brass Shoulder Title Badge Large R.M.P. shoulder title. Loops. VGC. Height 18mm. Width 40mm. Ref: Westlake 571.

Royal Military Police (RMP) Other Ranks Staybrite Collar Badges R.M.P. anodised aluminium collars, near matching pr. Single lug to each. VGC.

Royal Naval (RN) Diver Printed Patch Qualification Trade Badge Royal Navy Diver badge. With 1 star above and below Diver\'s Helmet indicates on qualifying professionally for Leading Rate, able to carry out complex tasks and lead others and expected to train for next level as Petty Officer. VGC.

Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Parachute Wings Cloth Badge R.N.Z.A.F. Para wings. VGC. Ref: ANZAC Elite 779

Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Group No 4 Colchester Essex Cloth Badge Patch Nice R.O.C. arm badge numeral \'4\' for number 4 Group area. This would have worn below shoulder title for the designation of Colchester, Essex Gp. VGC.

Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) Pair of Anodised Collar Badges R.T.R. Pr of ano staybrite collars with brass backing plates. VGC.

Royal Welch Regiment Fusiliers (RWF) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge & Hackle Pre 2006, R.W.F. ano staybright cap badge and hackle. VGC. The Royal Welch Fusiliers (Welsh: Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, and part of the Prince of Wales\'s Division, that was founded in 1689; shortly after the Glorious Revolution. In 1702, it was designated a fusilier regiment and became the Welch Regiment of Fusiliers; the prefix \"Royal\" was added in 1713, then confirmed in 1714 when George I named it the Prince of Wales\'s Own Royal Regiment of Welsh Fusiliers. In 1751, after reforms that standardised the naming and numbering of regiments, it became the 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fuzileers). In 1881, the final title of the regiment was adopted. One of the few regiments to retain its original title, in March 2006 the Royal Welch Fusiliers was amalgamated with the RRW and became 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh, with RRW as the 2nd Battalion.

Royal Welsh / Welch Fusiliers (RWF) Brass Shoulder Title Badge R.W.F. brass shoulder title on lugs. The Royal Welch Fusiliers (Welsh: Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig) was a line Infantry Regiment of the British Army, and part of the Prince of Wales\'s Division, that was founded in 1689; shortly after the Glorious Revolution. In 1702, it was designated a Fusilier Regiment and became the Welch Regiment of Fusiliers; the prefix \"Royal\" was added in 1713, then confirmed in 1714 when George I named it the Prince of Wales\'s Own Royal Regiment of Welsh Fusiliers. In 1751, after reforms that standardised the naming and numbering of regiments, it became the 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fuzileers). In 1881, the final title of the regiment was adopted. It retained the archaic spelling of Welch, instead of Welsh, and Fuzileers for Fusiliers; these were engraved on swords carried by regimental officers during the Napoleonic Wars. After the 1881 Childers Reforms, normal spelling was used officially, but \"Welch\" continued to be used informally until restored in 1920 by Army Order No.56. It should not be confused with the Welch Regiment, a different unit (formed in 1881 from the 41st and 69th) which recruited in South and West, rather than North Wales, and became part of the Royal Regiment of Wales or RRW in 1969 One of the few Regiments to retain its original title, in March 2006 the Royal Welch Fusiliers was amalgamated with the R.R.W. and became 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh, with RRW as the 2nd Battalion.

Royal Welsh Army Cadet Force (ACF) Slip-On Rank Slide CSM DPM Badge Patch Obsolete c2014 a \'R. Welsh\' / Welch A.C.F. Disruptive Pattern Material, Company Sergeant Major (C.S.M.) rank slide.

Royal Welsh Army Cadet Force (ACF) Slip-On Rank Slide Lt Badge Patch \'R. Welsh\' / Welch A.C.F. Lieutenant Officer Platoon Commander rank slide. VGC.

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge R.W.Y. ano staybrite cap badge maker marked \'JR GAUNT B\'HAM\'. Slider. With backing cloth. VGC. The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) was a Yeomanry regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the Territorial Army was greatly reduced. The regiment lives on in B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. The regiment took part in the Second Boer War as part of the Imperial Yeomanry. In the First World War, it fought on the Western Front, but saw relatively little action as horsed cavalry. After conversion to infantry, it fought in the trenches, notably during 3rd Ypres in 1917 and during the German spring offensive in 1918. In the Second World War, the regiment fought in the Middle East, seeing action in Syria against Vichy French forces, as well as operations in Iraq and Iran. It then joined 9th Armoured Brigade, seeing action in North Africa and Italy. With this formation, it took part in the Second Battle of El Alamein, spearheading the break-out of the 2nd New Zealand Division during Operation Supercharge on 2 November 1942. The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry cap badge is the Prince of Wales\'s feathers on a red baize backing, and vehicles carry the New Zealand fern leaf emblem.

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) Anodised Aluminium Collar Badges Pair of R.W.Y. ano collar badges. VGC. The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) was a Yeomanry regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the Territorial Army was greatly reduced. The regiment lives on in B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry.

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) Brass Shoulder Title Badge R.W.Y. brass small version shoulder title on lugs. GC. Ref: Westlake 209 The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) was a Yeomanry regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the Territorial Army was greatly reduced. The regiment lives on in B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. The regiment took part in the Second Boer War as part of the Imperial Yeomanry. In the First World War, it fought on the Western Front, but saw relatively little action as horsed cavalry. After conversion to infantry, it fought in the trenches, notably during 3rd Ypres in 1917 and during the German spring offensive in 1918. In the Second World War, the regiment fought in the Middle East, seeing action in Syria against Vichy French forces, as well as operations in Iraq and Iran. It then joined 9th Armoured Brigade, seeing action in North Africa and Italy. With this formation, it took part in the Second Battle of El Alamein, spearheading the break-out of the 2nd New Zealand Division during Operation Supercharge on 2 November 1942. The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry cap badge is the Prince of Wales\'s feathers on a red baize backing, and vehicles carry the New Zealand fern leaf emblem.

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) NCO’s Bi-Metal Arm Badge Good scarce, R.W.Y. Regimental Senior Non-Commissioned Officer\'s arm badge. Die-stamped white metal Prince of Wales\'s plumes and motto with brass coronet. Three loops. VGC.

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) SNCO Wire Embroidered Arm Badge No1 Dress R.W.Y. Senior Non-Commissioned Officer No1 / Mess Dress badge wire embroidered. Removed from tunic, near, VGC. The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) was a Yeomanry regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the Territorial Army was greatly reduced. The regiment lives on in B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. The regiment took part in the Second Boer War as part of the Imperial Yeomanry. In the First World War, it fought on the Western Front, but saw relatively little action as horsed cavalry. After conversion to infantry, it fought in the trenches, notably during 3rd Ypres in 1917 and during the German spring offensive in 1918. In the Second World War, the regiment fought in the Middle East, seeing action in Syria against Vichy French forces, as well as operations in Iraq and Iran. It then joined 9th Armoured Brigade, seeing action in North Africa and Italy. With this formation, it took part in the Second Battle of El Alamein, spearheading the break-out of the 2nd New Zealand Division during Operation Supercharge on 2 November 1942. The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry cap badge is the Prince of Wales\'s feathers on a red baize backing, and vehicles carry the New Zealand fern leaf emblem.

Royal Yacht Royal Navy / Marines Shoulder Title White on Navy Blue with Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown Badge c1954-97 Royal Yacht Shoulder Title White On Navy Blue with Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown. Embroidered Naval Branch insignia also worn by the RM Detachment. Removed from tunic. GC. Her Majesty\'s Yacht (HMY) Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954-97. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. During her 43-year career, the yacht travelled more than a million nautical miles around the world to more than 600 ports in 135 countries. Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year

Rugby Union \'Colours\' Sports Official cWW2 HQ 21st Army Group Cloth Formation Sign Patch Scarce sports badge, c1943-45, 21st Army Gp, later BAOR badge for a player or an official in the \'Rugby Union\' sport. Likely worn by an Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) Instructor/Member/Official/ Referee/Corps Player, on his blazer, tracksuit, rugby top.

Scarce Bandsman Forage Cap Badge 1st (City of Dundee) Volunteer Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Scottish 1st (City of Dundee) VB BW (RH) White Metal Band Member Forage Cap Badge. Die struck in white metal with two long copper loops to the reverse. NB: 4.2cms tall as per most cap badges. Ref: Bloomer \"Badges of the Highland and Lowland Regiments\" p75 refers.

Scarce c1940-48 University of Sheffield Yorkshire University Training Corps (UTC) Cap Brass Badge Scarce, Uni of Sheffield U.T.C. brass cap badge. Some former OTCs from 1940 - 1948 that were designated as Senior Trg Corps (STCs) used the \'UTC\' nomenclature. GC.

Scarce Vintage British Legion of Frontiersmen Anodised Cap Badge Anodised maker marked \'SMITH & WRIGHT LTD\' scarce anodised VGC cap badge. The Legion of Frontiersmen is a Civilian Nationalist Paramilitary Organisation formed in Britain in 1905 by Roger Pocock, a former North-West Mounted Police constable and Boer War veteran. Prompted by fears of an impending invasion of Britain and the Empire, the organisation was founded to be a field intelligence corps that would watch over and protect the boundaries of the Empire. Headquartered in London, the Legion of Frontiersmen formed branches throughout the Empire to prepare enlistees for war and foster vigilance in peacetime.

Scarce WW2 Special Forces British Parachute Qualification \'Black\' Backing Version Wings cWWII British Para Wings scarce flat black backed. Very Good Condition. c1944. Parachute training was a 12-day course carried out at the No. 1 Parachute Training School, RAF Ringway. Recruits initially jumped from a converted barrage balloon and finished with five parachute jumps from an aircraft. Anyone failing to complete a parachute jump was returned to his old unit. At the end of the course, new Paras were presented with their maroon beret and parachute wings and posted to a parachute battalion. Parachute training was not without its dangers; three men were killed in the first 2,000 parachute jumps at Ringway. Some SOE and Commandos also qualified for their wings.

Scots Guards Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Gaunt Staybrite Scots Guards Regiment ano cap badge on lugs. Maker marked J R GAUNT LONDON. VGC.

Scots Guards Officers\' Pattern Cap Badge Non-maker marked. Two-piece construction, voided gilt insignia on a St Andrew’s cross overlying a multi-rayed star with a central circlet bearing the motto NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT: \'none provokes me with impunity\' enclosing a thistle. Lugs, in mint condition.

Scottish Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (A&SH) White Metal Sporran Badge Cloth Tartan Backing Scots A.&S.H. white metal sporran badge on an small square of tartan backing. Die struck, in very good condition with two original loops to the reverse. Dims 2.9cm tall.

Scottish Command Troops Headquarters Scotland Formation Sign Badge Higher formation, Scottish Command Troops HQ (UK). Formation sign patch being a heraldic \'lion rampant\' in gold on a scarlet background, black gauze backing. VGC. Same as the Imperial War Museum type: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30071425

Sealed Standard Pattern Card Military Provost Staff Corps Anodised Cap Badge 1973 M.P.S.C. staybrite cap badge on a standard pattern card sealed and dated 1973. Maker SMITH & WRIGHT LTD. KK ref 2143. The Military Provost Staff are the British Army\'s specialists in custody and detention, providing advice inspection and surety within custodial establishments. The MPS form part of the Adjutant General\'s Corps and are based at the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) in Colchester, Essex.

Sevenoaks School Kent Officer Training Corps (OTC) Cap Badge Sevenoaks School O.T.C. white metal cap badge. Die-stamped shield, charged with seven acorns and two Greek characters, resting on “Sevenoaks” scroll. VGC. Ref: KK 2680

Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) Brass Badge Duty Bed Plate An unissued example in superb condition, marked \"Duty\" engraved to the reverse and maker marked \'FN Narborough, Birmingham\'. Pre 1952 with a King\'s crown cap badge imprint.

Shrewsbury Shropshire Bronzed Officer Training Corps (OTC) Cap Badge Shrewsbury O.T.C. Cap Badge. A lovely bronzed cap badge for The Shrewsbury School, crowned Arms of Edward VI on title scroll with two blade fastenings (East and West). VGC. Ref: KK2682.

Shrewsbury Shropshire Officer Training Corps (OTC) School Shoulder Title Nicely \'coated bronzed\' Shrewsbury O.T.C. title. Near VGC.

Silver Plate & Gilt Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth (HMS Nelson) Cap Badge RMB Portsmouth Division silver plate and gilt cap badge on lugs. VGC.

Silver The Queen\'s (West Surrey) Regiment Sweetheart Brooch Pin Badge The Queen\'s (West Surrey) Regt. Silver maker marked \'JF\' and \'SILVER\' stamped. Silver almost tarnished black in places. No damage to enamel. Pin fitting, fully functional. VGC.

Sir Roger Manwood\'s School Kent Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Badge Patch Sir Roger Manwood\'s School C.C.F. arm badge. VGC Sir Roger Manwoods School is a grammar school located in the medieval town of Sandwich, Kent, England. Founded in 1563, it is one of the oldest schools in Britain and the third oldest state grammar school in Kent. Originally an all-boys school, the school became co-educational in 1982 and welcomed boarders until 2020. It now solely operates as a day school.

Skinner\'s School Kent Officer Training Corps (OTC) Brass Cap Badge Skinner\'s School O.TC. Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent cap badge. Good die-stamped brass arms, helm, crest and motto of the Skinner\'s Company on title scroll. Loops.

Sliver Wash Royal Military Police (RMP) Officer Pattern Collar Badge Pair Gaunt Post 1952, silver washed R.M.P. Offr Patt pr of collars by \'JR GAUNT B\'HAM.\' GC.

Small Cap Size Queen\'s Gurkha Engineers (QGE) Pair of Anodised Aluminium Buttons Pr of 14mm dia small Q.G.E. buttons for peaked cap No2 dress and side hat Other Ranks. Maker FIRMIN. VGC.

Small Cap Size Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Pair of Anodised Aluminium Buttons Pr 14mm dia small R.A.O.C. buttons for peaked cap No2 dress and side hat Other Ranks. Maker GAUNT LONDON. VGC.

Small Chindits (3rd Indian Division) WW2 Bullion Locally Made Formation Sign Arm Patch WWII 3rd Indian Infantry Division \'Chindits\' Special Force formation sign badge. Removed from uniform, nice worn example. Wire embroidered golden Burmese dragon (Chinthern) on blue felt disc. Smaller wire rarer versions are normally attributed to Officers but, also worn by all ranks. Special Force commanded by Major-General Orde Wingate DSO who tragically died in an air crash 24th March 1944.

Small Royal Dragoon Guards (R.D.G.) Other Rank\'s Brass Metal Shoulder Title Badge c1952-60 RDG \'Royals\' OR\'s shoulder title. VGC. Square lugs. Ref: Westlake 78. Height 11mm. Width 48mm. The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It served for three centuries and was in action during the First and the Second World Wars. It was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals in 1969.

Small Royal Dragoon Guards (R.D.G.) Other Rank\'s Brass Metal Shoulder Title Badge c1952-60 RDG \'Royals\' OR\'s shoulder title. GC. Round lugs. Ref: Westlake 78. Height 11mm. Width 48mm. The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It served for three centuries and was in action during the First and the Second World Wars. It was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals in 1969.

Smaller 17th/21st Lancers Regt Officer\'s Pattern Gilding Metal Shoulder Title Badge Small, 17 / 21L Regiment Offr\'s Patt shoulder title on lugs. GC. Height 12mm (not including dash). Width 40mm. Ref: Westlake172.

South Africa General Service Army Cap Badge South Africa Republic. South African General Service Army Cap Badge. GC.

South African (SA) Regiment Pretoria University Artillery Army Cap Badge 1st Type South Africa / Suid Afrika Regiment Pretoria University Artillery cap badge 1st Type. Two screw posts to rear. VGC

South African 1st Cape Field Artillery Small Shoulder Title 1926-32 Small SA 1st Cape FA brass shoulder title on lugs. Mounted on an old piece of battle dress type material. Worn 1926-32 only. GC. The Battery was renumbered \"1st\" in 1926. In 1932, the name was changed to Cape Field Artillery (Prince Alfred\'s Own). From 1934 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the CFA formed part of the Coast Artillery Brigade.

South African Army 8th Infantry Transvaal Scottish Regiment Africa OSD Cap Badge Officer Service Dress large Glengarry Transvaal Scottish from 1921 onwards. Coated bronze finish. Lugs. VGC.

South African General Service Army Bronzed Collar Badge SA Gen Service Bz Collar Badge. VGC.

South East Asia Command (SEAC) c1943-46 Officer Pattern Shoulder Title Badge S.E.A.C. nice wire embroidered Offr Patt shoulder title. South East Asia Command (SEAC) was the body set up to be in overall charge of Allied operations in the South-East Asian Theatre during the Second World War.

South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales\' Volunteers) White Metal Other Ranks Pagri Badge Rare white Metal Other Ranks Pagri Badge - Stout Pin Fitting. In very good condition with red felt backing neatly cut to shape. Stout pin fixing.

South Wales Borderers Officer Service Dress (OSD) Pair of Collars c1928-55 SWB matching O.S.D. collar badges same as figure 670 of Churchill\'s Army Infantry Collar Book. P. 109, as \'specimen\' introduced 1928 and annotated \'2nd Battalion.\'

South Wales Borderers Regiment (SWB) Welsh Cloth Shoulder Title S.W.B. woven white on green felt cloth shoulder title. Regimental Pattern, a paste back but post WW2. VGC. Ref: BoBD 4182.

South Wales District (Western Command) Cloth Formation Sign Badge South Wales District (Western Command) woven cloth Formation Sign patch flash. Adopted 1944. Near, VGC. Ref: BoBD 1173. P.208.

South Wales District (Western Command) Cloth Printed Formation Sign Badge South Wales District (Western Command) printed cloth Formation Sign patch flash. Adopted 1944. Removed from Battle Dress. GC.

Southern Command Hampshire and Dorset District and later Aldershot and Hants District Cloth Formation Sign Badges c1945-48.Southern Command Hants & Dorset and later worn by the Aldershot & Hants District formation signs. A pair of embroidered District formation sign patches. White figure (winged for victory) on the needles (Isle of Wight landmark) on a blue square. VGC. NB: fronts match as a pair in colour and size and came together. However, the backs are constructed differently.

Special Air Service (SAS) Button S.A.S. flat blazer style silver and gilt washed medium sized button. Maker marked LONDON BADGE & BUTTON LIMITED MADE IN ENGLAND. Dia: 16mm

Special Observation Qualification (Forward Observer) Royal Artillery Patch Royal Artillery 5 Regt: 4/73 (Sphinx) Special OP Bty and Honourable Artillery Company (HAC). Green triangle embroidered Regimental cloth trade / specialist arm badge.

St Columba\'s College St Albans Hertfordshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Beret Badge Royal Anglian Regiment and Shoulder Title Patch St Columba\'s College, Herts C.C.F. cdt cloth cap badge for brown beret and shoulder title for brassard. Scarce. VGC.

St Dunstan\'s College London Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Gold ano staybrite St Dunstan\'s College, Catford C.C.F. cap badge, lugs. VGC.

St Edward\'s School Oxford Officer Training Corps (OTC) Brass Shoulder Title St Edward\'s Oxfordshire O.T.C. School shoulder title, with two lug fastenings (East and West). GC. Ref: this title is mentioned in Westlake\'s book but not illustrated.

St. Bees School Cumberland Combined Cadet Force (CCF) DOWLER Maker Cap Badge St. Bee\'s School, Cumberland C.C.F. cap badge. Great condition die-stamped brass shield bearing the School Arms surmounted my scroll \'EXPECTA DOMINUM\' and resting on title scroll. Slider maker marked \'DOWLER BIRMINGHAM\'. VGC.

Stonyhurst College Clitheroe Lancashire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Beret Cap Badge Rare, c2003, Stonyhurst College CCF beret cloth cap badge. VGC. After the Second World War School OTCs / JTCs STCs were succeeded by the C.C.F. and Stonyhurst\'s is run from the College Armoury adjoining the Ambulacrum and Shooting Range, led by a team of officers under a Major assigned to the school. It meets weekly on a Thursday afternoon and comprises the following platoons named after Stonyhurst\'s seven Victoria Cross winners: Junior Coy Costello Platoon (Lieutenant Edmund William COSTELLO V.C., Malakand, India 1897). Coury Platoon (Second Lieutenant George Gabriel COURY V.C., Guillemont, Somme 1916). Liddell Platoon (Captain John Aiden LIDDELL V.C, Ostend, Belgium 1915). Kenna Platoon (Captain Paul Aloysius KENNA V.C., Khartoum, Sudan 1898). Senior Company Dease Platoon (Lieutenant Maurice James DEASE V.C., Mons, Belgium 1914). Jackman Platoon (Captain James Joseph Bernard JACKMAN V.C., Ed Duda, Tobruk, 1941). Andrews Platoon (Captain Harold Marcus ERVINE-ANDREWS V.C., Dunkirk 1940). Support Platoon Those in Grammar Playroom (year ten) are automatically enrolled in the CCF and are given the option of continuing at the end of the year, following a summer camp which takes place at a local barracks. Training involves a range of activities such as drill (marching and related manoeuvres), shooting, learning how to assemble and clean weapons, tactical planning and team work. The school supplies pupils with uniform, the orderliness of which is rigorously enforced and inspected each week. Each platoon is led by a Junior Under Officer, his sergeant and corporals who are sixth form students.

Stores Assistant (Logistics) Royal Navy (RN) Petty Officer 2x pair of Patches Un-Cut British 2 x sets of un-cut PO Naval SA badges wire for parade dress and red for working (mans) uniform. Both sets VGC.

Stowe School Buckingham Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Chrome Cap Badge Stowe School, Buckinghamshire C.C.F. chrome cap badge, pin fixing. VGC.

Stowe School Buckinghamshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge patch c2004, Stowe School C.C.F. Stowe, Buckingham shoulder title badge. VGC.

Subdued Colfe\'s School London Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Subdued Colfe\'s Sch C.C.F. cloth shoulder title patch. VGC. Colfe\'s School, previously Colfe\'s Grammar School, is a co-educational private day school in Horn Park in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in southeast London, England, and one of the oldest schools in London. The school is a member of the Headmasters\' and Headmistresses\' Conference. The official Visitor to the school is Prince Michael of Kent.

Sussex Army Cadet Force (ACF) Shoulder Title Patch Badge on Brassard Sussex A.C.F. shoulder title sewn to a brassard. Near VGC.

The 10th Royal Hussars (PWO) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Firmin c1952-69, ano staybrite XRH Cap Badge. Maker marked FIRMIN LONDON. VGC. Ref: KK765. The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales\'s Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert\'s Own) to form the Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales\'s Own) in October 1969.

The 10th Royal Hussars Brass Metal Shoulder Title Badge XRH brass shoulder title. VGC. Ref: Westlake 117. Height 13mm. Length 29mm. The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales\'s Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert\'s Own) to form the Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales\'s Own) in October 1969.

The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert\'s Own) Brass Metal Shoulder Title 11H title. VGC. The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert\'s Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales\' Own) to form the Royal Hussars in 1969.

The 4th Queen\'s Own Hussars (QOH) Regt Silver Sweetheart Brooch Badge Very nice 4th Q.O.H. marked \'SENA SILVER\' on reverse. Brooch pin catchment. Pre 1952. VGC. The 4th Queen\'s Own Hussars was a Cavalry Regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. It amalgamated with the 8th King\'s Royal Irish Hussars, to form the Queen\'s Royal Irish Hussars in 1958. Henry Sena, in 1919. Born in Ceylon / Sri Lanka, Henry Sena worked as a postmaster while pursuing his passion for jewellery on the side. “The location of his workplace was near a mine, so he used to buy stones from there and started selling them to friends and family. When the business started to grow, he started selling to the trade community. When he had saved enough money, he quit his full-time job to focus on his passion of becoming a jeweller,” shared Sena. Henry Sena took a chance and uprooted his life in Sri Lanka to open his first jewellery store in Bangkok. Soon enough, he expanded the business with a second boutique in the Thai city. “In the 1930s, there was a huge demand for gemstones in the UK, US and Europe, so he travelled frequently to meet his clients. To get to these places, he had to stop over in Singapore.

The 9th/12th Lancers Regiment Gilding Metal Shoulder Title Badge Post 1960, 9 / 12L (IX/XIIL) Lancers Regt gilding metal shoulder title. Lugs. VGC. Height 10mm. Width 43mm. Ref: Westlake Gilding Metal 114. The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales\'s) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1960 by the amalgamation of the 9th Queen\'s Royal Lancers and the 12th Royal Lancers. In the later years of its existence, the regiment served as a formation reconnaissance regiment, equipped with the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of vehicles and was attached to the 7th Armoured Brigade, the Desert Rats. The regiment was based in South Wigston, Leicestershire, along with its affiliated Territorial Army unit, B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry. It was amalgamated with the Queen\'s Royal Lancers on 2 May 2015 to form the Royal Lancers.

The City of London Yeomanry Anodised Cap Badge \'Rough Riders\' Scarcer, earlier \'J.R. GAUNT LONDON\' (B\'ham being the common) maker marked staybrite cap badge. VGC. The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army, formed in 1901 from veterans of the Second Boer War. In the First World War it served dismounted in the Gallipoli Campaign but reverted to the mounted role in the Senussi campaign, at Salonika and in Palestine. It ended the war as a machine gun unit on the Western Front. In the interwar years it was reduced to a battery in a composite Royal Horse Artillery unit in London, but in the period of rearmament before the Second World War it was expanded into a full regiment of light anti-aircraft artillery. It served in this role during The Blitz and later in the Tunisian and Italian campaigns. Postwar it became an armoured regiment. It amalgamated with the Inns of Court Regiment to form the Inns of Court & City Yeomanry in 1961. The lineage is maintained by 68 (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, part of 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment.

The East Lancashire Regiment Cap Badge The East Lancs Regt King\'s Crown bi- metal cap badge slider fitting. Ref: KK 638 & Cox Military Badges of The British Empire 1914-18 (1505 ). The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a line infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot and 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot with the militia and rifle volunteer units of eastern Lancashire. In 1958 the regiment was amalgamated with the South Lancashire Regiment to form the Lancashire Regiment which was, in 1970, merged with the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) to form the Queen\'s Lancashire Regiment. In 2006, the Queen\'s Lancashire was further amalgamated with the King\'s Own Royal Border Regiment and the King\'s Regiment (Liverpool and Manchester) to form the present Duke of Lancaster\'s Regiment (King\'s, Lancashire and Border).

The Gurkha Signals 2-Piece Gold & Silver Anodised Cap Badge. Rare, Gurkha Sigs Gold and Silver ano, staybrite 2-piece cap badge with brass backing plate. VGC. As a part of Queen\'s Silver Jubilee celebrations 1977, the Regiment regained its Royal title, along with the Gurkha Engineers, becoming Queen\'s Gurkha Signals. The Royal title and Royal crown were officially adapted on 20 April 1977. Titles of the regiment and its predecessor are as follows: Gurkha Signals (1948–1949) Gurkha Royal Signals (1949–1954) Gurkha Signals (1954–1977) Queen\'s Gurkha Signals (since 1977)

The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) \'B\' Company Shoulder Title Badge The B/H.A.C. (B Coy) gilding metal shoulder title. Small twist in full stop between H & C (see pic). Near, GC.

The Kings Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) Other Ranks Cap Badge Blackened brass K.R.R.C. ORs cap badge - Larger Pattern - Circa 5.5cms tall, slider to reverse. VGC. Ref: KK Vol 1 No 675.

The Lancashire Fusiliers (LF) Bi-Metal Other Ranks Cap Badge The Lancs Fus bi-metal ORs cap badge on slider. VGC. The Lancashire Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that saw distinguished service through many years and wars, including the Second Boer War, and the First and Second World Wars. It had many different titles throughout its 280 years of existence. In 1968 the regiment was amalgamated with the other regiments of the Fusilier Brigade – the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) – to form the current Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

The London Irish Rifles Regiment Anodised Aluminium Gaunt Cap Badge London Irish Rifles Regt. Maker marked JR GAUNT B\'HAM. VGC.

The Prince of Wales\'s Own Regiment of Yorkshire Leeds Rifles Anodised / Staybrite Cap Badge Ano aluminium cap badge maker marked J R GAUNT B\'HAM. P. W.O. Regiment of Yorkshire (Leeds Rifles) all silver colour. VGC. On the reorganisation of the TA into the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve (TAVR) in 1967, the Leeds Rifles formed part of A Company (The Prince of Wales\'s Own Regiment of Yorkshire) Yorkshire Volunteers in TAVR II at York, and the Leeds Rifles Territorials in TAVR III, with HQ and two companies at Leeds.5104 These subsequently became E (later A) (Leeds Rifles) Company, 1st Bn Yorkshire Volunteers, and C (Leeds Rifles) Company, 2nd Bn Yorkshire Volunteers. Successive amalgamations led by 1999 to the Leeds Rifles being reduced to a Leeds-based Platoon of Imphal Company, the East and West Riding Regiment. In 2006 Imphal Company became HQ Company of the 4th Bn The Yorkshire Regiment.

The Princess of Wales\'s Royal Regiment (Queen\'s & Royal Hampshire\'s) Bronzed Cap Badge and Shoulder Title The Princess of Wales\'s Royal Regiment (PWRR) all ranks bronze cap badge on lugs and shoulder title on pins and clutches. VGC. Ref: KK2724. The Princess of Wales\'s Royal Regiment (P.W.R.R.), also known as the Tigers, is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, second in the line infantry order of precedence to the Royal Regiment of Scotland and part of the Queen\'s Division.

The Queen\'s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment c1903-14 Embroidered Shoulder Title Badge Scarce 1903-1914 Queen\'s Regimental Shoulder title Patch. GC, removed from uniform. Ref: Jon Mills BoBD 5.

The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Gaunt 1952-69. The Royal Dragoons, 1st Dragoons ano staybrite cap badge. Slider maker mark JR GAUNT B\'HAM. VGC. 1948-69 Ref: KK 1893.

The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) Bi-Metal Other Ranks Cap Badge The Royal Dragoons King’s Crown Bi-Metal Cap Badge. Near, VGC. The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It served for three centuries and was in action during the First and the Second World Wars. It was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals in 1969.

The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) Large KC Anodised Aluminium Button Gaunt c1952 Large Royal Dragoons King\'s Crown (K.C.) ano staybrite button. Maker GAUNT LONDON Dia 25mm

The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) Cap Badge Royal Fusiliers / 1st - 4th Battalions of the City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Die struck brass cap badge with slider. King\'s Crown. VGC. Ref: KK597 & KK1818. The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years. It was known as the 7th Regiment of Foot until the Childers Reforms of 1881

The Royal Regiment Fusiliers (RRF) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge & Hackle R.R.F. ano staybright cap badge and hackle. VGC. Paper hackle holder torn. The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (often referred to as the Royal Fusiliers or, simply, the Fusiliers) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen\'s Division. Currently, the regiment has two battalions: the 1st Battalion, part of the Regular Army, is an armoured infantry battalion based in Tidworth, Wiltshire, and the 5th Battalion, part of the Army Reserve, recruits in the traditional fusilier recruiting areas across England. The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was largely unaffected by the infantry reforms that were announced in December 2004, but under the Army 2020 reduction in the size of the Army, the 2nd Battalion was merged into the first in 2014.

The Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary\'s Regiment) Sweetheart Badge Surrey Yeo sweetheart, brooch pin badge, enamelled. VGC. The Surrey Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army first formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794. It was reformed in 1901 and saw varied service in the First World War. During the interwar period, it converted to artillery and during the Second World War one of its regiments distinguished itself during the retreat to Dunkirk, saw action during the Second Battle of El Alamein, and also saw service in Sicily and Italy. Its other regiment served in East Africa, the Siege of Tobruk, and in Iraq and Persia. The regiment\'s lineage is maintained today by 2 (Surrey Yeomanry) Field Troop, 579 Field Squadron (EOD), part of 101 (London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) (Volunteers).

The University of Liverpool Officer Training Corps (OTC) Staybrite Cap Badge British Army The University of Liverpool U.O.T.C. anodised aluminium cap badge on slider. Made by FIRMIN LONDON. Ref: KK2464

Theatre Made Cast Westminster Dragoons (Territorial Yeomanry) Cap Badge Westminster DG TY cast theatre locally made cap badge on lugs. The Westminster Dragoons was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army Army Reserve, located in central London. Its lineage is continued by one of the Royal Yeomanry\'s six squadrons. Formed in the aftermath of Second Boer War as part of the County of London Yeomanry, the WDs fought in the Battle of Gallipoli and led British forces onto the beaches during the Normandy Invasion in 1944. The squadron most recently saw action in Operation Telic for which it was mobilised for the 2003 war in Iraq.

Tonbridge School Kent Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Tonbridge School C.C.F. staybrite cap badge with slider fitting to the reverse. The Arms of the school above the title scroll. With cloth embroidered shoulder title / arm / brassard patch. Both VGC.

Tonbridge School Kent Officer Training Corps (OTC) Brass Shoulder Title Badge O.T.C. in very good condition with four loops to reverse. Ref: Westlake 1791.

Tracker Rhodesian War Parks and Wildlife Rhodesia Shoulder Title Patch Badge Scarce, Rhodie shoulder title worn by \'Parks and Wildlife\' tracker personnel during the Rhodesian war. Members from The Parks and Wildlife (P&W), volunteered to track for the army and in particular the Rhodesian Light Infantry, and other Units; P&W vol trackers were pooled into a Volunteer Tracker Unit. Removed from uniform. GC. Ref: https://www.rhodesiansecurityforces.com/parks/DEPARTMENT-OF-NATIONAL-PARKS-AND-WILDLIFE-MANAGEMENT.pdf

University College School London Officer Training Corps (OTC) Shoulder Title Badge O.T.C brass shoulder title in very good condition, with 4 loops to reverse. One more available. E-mail if requiring a matched pair.

University of London Officer Training Corps (OTC) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge British Army University of London O.T.C. staybright badge. VGC. Made by FIRMIN LONDON.

University of Sheffield Officer Training Corps (OTC) Beret Cap Badge Scarce, Sheffield, Yorkshire O.T.C. wire embroidered senior cadet beret badge. Heavy service wear, removed from beret. Fair.

University of Sheffield Yorkshire Officer Training Corps (OTC) Anodised Belt Buckle Badge Sheffield Uni O.T.C. anodised aluminium cap badge on chrome belt buckle. The ano cap badge glued (araldite) and well crafted to the official issue chrome buckle. Badge maker marked J R GAUNT B\'HAM and clipped to fit buckle. Near VGC.

University of Sheffield Yorkshire Officer Training Corps (OTC) Cloth Shoulder Title Uni of Sheffield O.T.C. cloth shoulder title. Some damage to edge. Fair.

University of Sheffield Yorkshire Officer Training Corps (OTC) Coloured Lanyard Scarce, vintage Sheffield O.T.C lanyard. End that falls under shoulder has a loose black cut twist and the end that attaches to Uniform pocket has brass suspender but, is missing its clip attachment. Displays well, GC.

University of Sheffield Yorkshire University Officer Training Corps (UOTC) Anodised Cap Badge Sheffield Uni O.T.C. ano aluminium staybrite cap badge Maker marked J R GAUNT B\'HAM. VGC.

Uppingham School Rutland Combined Cadet Force (CCF) \'Bronzed\' Cap Badge c2004s, scarce Uppingham School C.C.F. Officer Service Dress (OSD) Bz cap badge on lugs. VGC.

Uppingham School Rutland Combined Cadet Force (CCF) \'New Metal\' Cap Badge c2000s, scarce Uppingham School C.C.F. \'new metal\' cap badge. VGC. NB: not to be confused with the brass fake versions of the same style OTC cap badge.

US First Special Forces Command Regiment Airborne Challenge Coin 1990 Early, United States of America, 1st Special Forces Regt Airborne Challenge Coin dated 27 November 1990. With a plastic case. GC. The 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) is a division-level special operations forces command within the United States Army Special Operations Command. The command was first established in 1989 and reorganised in 2014 grouping together the Army Special Forces (a.k.a. \"the Green Berets\"), psychological operations, civil affairs, and support troops into a single organisation operating out of its headquarters at Fort Liberty, North Carolina

Victoria College Jersey CSM Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Rank Slide Slip On Shoulder Title Patch Victoria College, Jersey, the Channel Islands C.C.F. Company Sergeant Major cadet badge. VGC.

Victorian 13th Hussars Silver Sweetheart / Converted Collar Badge Lovely, Victorian pre-1902 ,13H silver (not Hallmarked) QVC Offr pattern collar. converted professionally into a sweetheart pin badge. GC. Dims: 31 x 28mm. The 13th Hussars (previously the 13th Light Dragoons) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War and the First World War but then amalgamated with the 18th Royal Hussars, to form the 13th/18th Royal Hussars in 1922.

Victorian 13th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (Queen\'s Westminster Vols ORs Glengarry Badge c1878 White metal die-struck Glengarry cap badge. Nice dark toned loops to reverse. Period red felt. Ref: MHS Bulletin p.35-36. Vol VI No21 Aug 1955. Dims: 60x37mm.

Victorian 2nd Volunteer Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment Blackened Brass Helmet Plate (HP) 2nd VB Glosters Other Ranks (ORs) HP in GC. A rare HP with three lugs fastenings (north, east and west). Red felt backing as worn. Worn circa 1883-1905. HQ at Gloucester. Ref Brinson: G61. P112. Note: Brinson states this style of plate with the Victorian crown was worn right through to 1908, although a version with the South Africa honour was used circa 1905-08.

Victorian 8th Regiment of Foot The King\'s Regiment (Liverpool) Gilt Officer\'s Button The 8th Regiment of Foot (King\'s Liverpool) c1855-1881. Offr Pattern Tunic nice \'fresh\' gilt button. Maker FIRMIN & SONS LONDON. VGC. Dia - 25mm The King\'s Regiment (Liverpool) was one of the oldest line infantry regiments of the British Army, having been formed in 1685 and numbered as the 8th (The King\'s) Regiment of Foot in 1751.

Victorian Pre 1902 Army Service Corps (ASC) Brass Other Ranks Cap Badge A.S.C. brass cap badge on lugs with Queen Victoria Crown (QVC). GC. Ref: K&K Vol 1, No 987.

Victorian Rifle Volunteer Corps c1859-1901 Standard Shoulder Belt Plate (SBP) Victorian Rifles Volunteer Battalions & 1st City of Bristol (Gloucestershire) Rifle Volunteer Corps Officer’s QVC Silver Plated Shoulder Belt Plate (SBP). An impressive and well made item; potentially worn by a number of smaller units or volunteers who had not yet invested in their own designs but, attributed to the 1st City of Bristol RVC by Brinson (see Ref Below). Two part construction with all screw posts and one remaining retaining nut. Blank scroll, French Bugle with dimpled background offset by a laurel wreath. Circa 8.4cms tall and 7.3cms tall. Worn By Glos circa 1859 - 1887. Ref: “Military History of Gloucestershire” by Daniel Brinson figure G3.

Victorian Royal Cheshire Militia Officer\'s Silver Plated Button Officer Pattern, large 25mm diameter, fixed shank. Maker marked JENNENS & Co LONDON. Worn 1853-81. Near VGC, some very small pewter traces coming through the silver plate at the high points.

Victorian Staffordshire Regiment Bi-Metal Other Ranks Cap Badge S.Staffs Pre-1902 ORs cap badge on loops. GC.

Victorian The 79th Foot The Queen\'s Own Cameron Highlanders Other Ranks Glengarry Cap Badge - No Scroll Great detail white metal die struck with two lug fittings East to West. c1872 -1900. VGC. This pattern was authorised for wear from 1872. The \'Cameron\' scroll was added circa 1900. The Queen\'s Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen\'s Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (the Duke of Albany\'s) to form the Queen\'s Own Highlanders in 1961.

Vintage British Army EIIR Crown Recruiting Sergeants\' Rank Arm Badge Nice early post 1952 large Recruiting Sergeant\'s rank arm badge. Crowned crossed Union Flags embroidered in bullion, velvet and silk on red cloth ground. Removed from tunic / brassard, and in near VGC.

Vintage Mount St Mary\'s Convent School Ribbon Blazer Hat Cap Badge Pre 1997, \'MSM\' entwined on a shield, sewn onto the school\'s coloured ribbon. Mount St Mary\'s School Wonford Road, Exeter, Devon. VGC. Mount St Mary\'s Convent School was a private school Roman Catholic for girls in Exeter, England. The building is Grade II* listed. History Mount St Mary\'s closed on 31 August 1997 following the 1997 general election when it failed to re-open within the state sector under the new Labour leadership.

Vintage Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Regiment (RGH) Wall Plaque R.G.H. Regimental official plaque. GC. In 1983, the Yeomanry Regiment was equipped with stripped-down Land Rovers and took on the reconnaissance role. It was further reorganised and re-purposed as an armoured reserve regiment in the 1990s, tasked with the provision of replacement crews for the regular army\'s Challenger 2 tanks. The Gloucestershire Hussars Yeo lineage is maintained in the Royal Wessex Yeomanry by C (R.G.H.) Squadron

Vintage St Mary\'s Dominican Convent School Cabra Dublin Ireland Pocket Blazer Patch Badge Blazer Pocket Badge St Mary\'s, Cabra Roman Catholic (RC) Girls. VGC. St Mary\'s School was founded in 1846 in the grounds of the Dominican Convent, Cabra, Dublin and is now under the trusteeship of the Catholic Institute for the Deaf. Notably in 1979, Pope John Paul II visits St Mary\'s and stays in the Papal Nuncio\'s residence on the Dominican campus.

Warwickshire Regiment Officer\'s Black Cord Boss Cap Badge Device Warwicks Regimental Pattern Officer’s black cord boss. Good scarce example with with silver slipped rose mount. Wires / prongs for attachment to the side hat. VGC.

Wellington College Crowthorne Berkshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Firm Wellington College, Berks C.C.F. ano staybright cap badge. Maker Firmin. Lugs. Top of staff bent, otherwise, VGC.

Welsh Gwent & Powys Army Cadet Force (ACF) Lieutenant Rank Slide Slip-On Shoulder Title Badge Gwent Wales A.C.F. Lt Officer Instructor rank slide. VGC.

Welsh South Wales Borderers (SWB) Regimental Officer’s Silver Washed Cap Badge Scarce, very nice fine fresh \'washed silver\' Officer Pattern die-cast cap badge. Wreath of Immortals, Sphinx on “EGYPT” tablet to voided centre; ‘SWB’ across the base of the wreath. Loops. Near, VGC. Immortals ordered to be borne as Her Majesty’s tribute to the gallant Defence of Rorke’s Drift. The S.W.B. was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in England in 1689, as Sir Edward Dering\'s Regiment of Foot, and afterwards had a variety of names and headquarters. In 1782, it became the 24th Regiment of Foot, and had its depot in Warwickshire. It was based at Brecon from 1873 and the regiment recruited from the border counties of Brecknockshire, Monmouthshire, and Herefordshire. It was not called the South Wales Borderers until the Childers Reforms of 1881. The regiment served in a great many conflicts, including the American War of Independence, various conflicts in India, most famously in the Zulu War, Second Boer War, and World War I and World War II. In 1969 the regiment was amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales.

West Somerset Yeomanry (WSY) Sweetheart Enamel Badge West Som Yeo Sweetheart Badge. Boer War \'South Africa Scroll 1900-01\' title scroll. VGC. The W.S.Y. was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army. First raised in 1794, it participated in the Second Boer War and World War I before being converted to an Artillery Regiment. It served in World War II (as two Field Artillery Regiments). Post-war it was gradually reduced in strength until the yeomanry lineage of the successor unit was discontinued on 9 November 1988.

Westminster (Yeomanry) Dragoons Territorial Yeo (TY) Scroll Brass Cap Badge Westminster (Yeomanry) Dragoons \'TY\' Scroll Brass Other Ranks brass metal cap badge on slider. VGC.

Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment Gilt Cap Badge c1990-2007, Worcs and Sherwood Foresters (29th/45th) lovely frosted gilt and silver stone glazed \'new metal\' cap badge. Maker marked \'FIRMIN\' in the small scarcer font. VGC. With dark green backing cloth. The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) (abbreviated as WFR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales\' Division. The regiment served as the county regiment for Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire.

Worcestershire Regiment Brass Metal Shoulder Title Badge Worcester Regt shoulder title on hexagonal lugs. VGC.

Wrekin College Shropshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Shoulder Title Patch and Rifles Cap Badge Worn by Cdts at the College Wrekin College, Nr Telford, Shrops C.C.F. shoulder title and Rifles all ranks silver wash cap badge on lugs. Maker \'F&S\' Firmin and Sons. VGC. Wrekin College is a private co-educational boarding and day school located in Wellington, Shropshire, England. It was founded by Sir John Bayley in 1880. It is now co-located with a preparatory school, The Old Hall School, founded by 1835. The two schools merged their governance and formed one trust in 2007.

Wrekin College Shropshire Officer Training Corps (OTC) Brass Shoulder Title Wrekin College, Nr Telford, Shrops O.T.C. brass metal shoulder title on lugs. GC. Wrekin College is a private co-educational boarding and day school located in Wellington, Shropshire, England. It was founded by Sir John Bayley in 1880. It is now co-located with a preparatory school, The Old Hall School, founded by 1835. The two schools merged their governance and formed one trust in 2007.

WW1 - WW2 Hampshire Regiment Cap Badge Hants Regt cap badge bi-metal. Slider. VGC.

WW1 7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge WWI era scarce, lovely blackened brass 7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion W Yorks Regt cap badge. Near, VGC. 7th (Leeds Rifles) Btn 1/7th Btn (formed 1915, disembodied 1919) 2/7th (Leeds Rifles) Btn (formed 1914, Cadre 1918, absorbed in 1918) 7th (Leeds Rifles) (Reserve) Btn (formed 1915, disbanded 1919).

WW1 Queen\'s Own Cameron Highlanders\' Hallmarked 1916 Silver Sweetheart Brooch Badge WW1 \'The Queen\'s Own Cameron Highlanders\' 1916 H.M. Silver Scottish Regimental Sweetheart Brooch. A scarce original Great War period sweetheart brooch in the form of a miniature representation of the cap badge; the reverse impressed with the makers mark: \'LAMBOURNE & Co BIRMINGHAM\' (B\'ham) HM for 1916. Very good condition, complete with pin fittings.

WW1 Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Silk France Made Postcard Great War, Carte Postal Paris R.F.C. silk postcard with accompanying greetings card. Some minor foxing, otherwise, VGC. The RFC was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force. During the early part of the war, the RFC supported the British Army by artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance. This work gradually led RFC pilots into aerial battles with German pilots and later in the war included the strafing of enemy infantry and emplacements, the bombing of German military airfields and later the strategic bombing of German industrial and transport facilities.

WW1 Training Reserve (TR) Enamel and Gilt Mufti Lapel Sweetheart Pin Badge As worn by members / wive\'s etc, of the Volunteer Training Corps (VTC) a \'Training Reserve\' lovely gilt and enamel Great War period badge. The General Service Corps / List Button to centre. VGC.

WW2 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade HQ Felt Formation Sign Badge British made felt on felt Formation Sign Badge to the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade H.Q. Worn c1943-45. Ref. BoBD 1959. The Bde was composed of the 6th, 10th and 27th Canadian Tank Regiments and saw service in Northwest Europe landing in Normandy on D-Day and remaining in combat up to Victory in Europe Day.

WW2 Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Pilot\'s Wings Very nice A.T.A. pilot\'s wings. The scarcer type woven, normally worn on the Flyer\'s Battle Dress.

WW2 Australian Returned from Active Service badge Army \'A\' 410504 A good Second World War 1939 to 1945 period Army \'Australian Returned from Active Service bronzed brass badge\' depicting a rising, anchor and wings surmounted by a King\'s Crown, with boomerang scroll below inscribed in relief \'RETURNED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE\'; the reverse impressed with maker\'s details \'Amor Sydney, ISSUED BY THE C\'LTH GOVT\' and official issue number \'A410504\'. Very good condition, complete with original horizontal two loop fittings. Height 23mm.

WW2 Buffs Royal East Kent Regiment Paste Backed Shoulder Title Badge WWII paste back Buffs Regimental shoulder title badge. Some paper and glue residue to reverse otherwise, VGC. The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army traditionally raised in the English county of Kent and garrisoned at Canterbury. It had a history dating back to 1572 and was one of the oldest regiments in the British Army, being third in order of precedence (ranked as the 3rd Regiment of the line). The regiment provided distinguished service over a period of almost four hundred years accumulating one hundred and sixteen battle honours. In 1881, under the Childers Reforms, it was known as the Buffs (East Kent Regiment) and later, on 3 June 1935, was renamed the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). In 1961, it was amalgamated with the Queen\'s Own Royal West Kent Regiment to form the Queen\'s Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment, which was later merged, on 31 December 1966, with the Queen\'s Royal Surrey Regiment, the Royal Sussex Regiment and the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge\'s Own) to form the Queen\'s Regiment. This regiment was, in turn, amalgamated with the Royal Hampshire Regiment, in September 1992, to create the Princess of Wales\'s Royal Regiment (Queen\'s and Royal Hampshires).

WW2 Commando Special Forces \'Round\' Version of the Combined Operations Embroidered Formation Designation Sign Flash cWWII rounded \'paste back\' Combined Ops arm flash badge. Removed from Battle Dress. Facing Left. VGC . Designed by Lieutenant Douglas A. Grant, RNVR in 1942 and officially approved in February 1942 by Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Combined Operations Command The badge was awarded to Commandos, RN, Beach trained specialists and other Special Forces. The Cdos completing the Commando Training course at No 1 Combined Training Centre (CTC) in Scotland. Commandos served in every theatre of operations from Europe to the Far East during World War II.

WW2 Commando Special Forces Printed \'Tombstone\' Version of the Combined Operations Embroidered Formation Designation Sign Flash Patch cWWII printed Combined Ops arm flash badge. Facing right. VGC . Designed by Lieutenant Douglas A. Grant, RNVR in 1942 and officially approved in February 1942 by Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Combined Operations Command. The badge was awarded to Commandos, RN, Beach trained specialists and other Special Forces. The Cdos completing the Commando Training course at No 1 Combined Training Centre (CTC) in Scotland. Commandos served in every theatre of operations from Europe to the Far East during World War II.

WW2 era 14th Punjab Regiment British Indian Army Lt Rank Slide 14th Punjab Lieutenant shoulder rank slide slip-on. WWII worn India pattern. Very Good Condition, although, it has been stuck in an album, see pic of reverse. The 14th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to the Pakistan Army on independence in 1947. During the Second World War, the 14th Punjab Regiment raised nine new battalions. Most of them were engaged in the bitter fighting against the Japanese in the Far East. The regiment had the misfortune of having four of its battalions being captured by the Japanese at Singapore and Hong Kong.

WW2 era German Edelweiss Mountain Troops Arm Badge Nice example of the Third Reich era Heeres \'Edelweiss\' arm patch a \'BeVo\'-woven example, executed on a darker-green linen. Specifically intended for use by Army Special Forces, the \'Gebirgsjäger Truppen\' (Mountain Troops). Nicely folded in un-used condition. This piece was never worn or tunic-attached. VGC. . NB: No synthetic fibres. Dimensions: 69x54mm

WW2 era German Edelweiss Mountain Troops Arm Badge Nice example of the Third Reich era Heeres \'Edelweiss\' arm patch an embroidered example, executed on a darker-green melton cloth. Specifically intended for use by Army Special Forces, the \'Gebirgsjäger Truppen\' (Mountain Troops). Nicely folded in un-used condition. This piece was never worn or tunic-attached. VGC. NB: No synthetic fibres.

WW2 German Army Military Mine Marker Flag. cWorld War Two, German military cotton gas / mine marker flag. Yellow triangular cotton flag marker, stamped with Skull & Cross bones. First developed WWII as a \'gas warning\' marker flag and subsequently used to mark mines and dangerous munition areas. Achtung Minen! VGC. Missing part of string.

WW2 German Kriegsmarine Administrative Enlisted Man\'s Career Sleeve Insignia WW2 German Kriegsmarine Administrative EM\'s Career Sleeve Insignia. Blue cloth backing loose. VGC. Kriegsmarine (KM) Verwaltungslaufbahn abzeiche. On entering Kriegsmarine service all personnel were assigned and trained for a specific career. These careers consisted of a wide variety of specialty trades and functions with some of the careers restricted to certain rank groups. On successful completion of the appropriate training, personnel were issued distinctive career insignia to be worn on the upper left sleeve of the uniforms. Enlisted ranks of Matrose up to Hauptgefreiter career insignia were generally embroidered on small roundels.

WW2 German M44 \'Bevo\' Pattern Railway (Reichsbahn) Sleeve Eagle (Hoheitsabzeichen) Patch WWII German M44 Patt Reichsbahn Railway Sleeve \'Bevo\' woven badge. A classic piece of insignia from the Third Reich period, in unused, mint condition. When Hitler and the NSDAP gained power in January 1933 the German railway system was maintained and administered by two civilian organizations, the DR, Deutsches Reichsbahn (German National Railway), and the DR-G or Deutsches Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft, (German National Railway-Corporation) which, were overseen by the national government. Both the DR, and the DR-G were uniformed organisations responsible for all the railways within Greater Germany and eventually in the occupied areas. In February 1937 in a restructuring of the national railways the DR-G was absorbed into the DR. The uniforms and insignia of the DR personnel were modified numerous times during the Third Reich: July 1935, June 1936, February 1941, September 1941 and February 1942. A, M44 style production / pattern machine woven patch. Displaying a National breast arm eagle with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed with a canted swastika in its talons in pale, bright yellow/gold, rayon threads. All inverted on a triangular black rayon base.

WW2 Greek Sacred Squadron Pocket Badge SAS Scarce Good Condition Greek Sacred Sqn pocket badge. Pin attachment. Lovely Patina. 1942 Tablet date to reverse. As worn by the S.A.S.

WW2 Indian Overseas War Service Badge Bronzed pin backed badge. Issued to Indian Troops for serving overseas from 1939 - 1945. The badge was given to the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy personnel who had served outside of India.

WW2 Printed Combined Operations Un-Cut Formation Signs Scarce Combined Ops pair of printed \'tombstone style\' unissued/un-cut Formation Signs for Battle Dress. cWW2. Designed by Lieutenant D.A. Grant RNVR of HMS Tormentor in 1940. Worn by Commandos, RN etc.

WW2 Printed No 2 Commando Shoulder Title Badge WW2 Printed No 2 Commando Shoulder Title Badge Scarce, cWWII 2 Cdo printed \'Calico Printers\' shoulder title, wartime economy. Used, as worn \'been there\' example. Missing the \'No\' before the number 2, as was commonly done by the troops. Removed from uniform. Small tear above \'N\'.

WW2 Printed No 5 Commando Shoulder Title Badge No. 5 Cdo printed \'Calico Printers\' shoulder title, wartime economy. Unfortunately, the top has been torn and cut down, which could be folded over. Otherwise, VGC. No. 5 Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in July 1940, the unit took part in a couple of small-scale raids in France in 1941 and contributed some personnel to Operation Chariot before taking part in the landings on Madagascar in 1942. In late 1943 it was sent to India with the rest of the 3rd Special Service Brigade and subsequently took part in operations in Burma throughout 1944 and 1945. Following the end of the war the unit undertook occupation duties in Hong Kong where they were amalgamated with No. 1 Commando on 23 March 1946 to form 1/5 Commando before eventually being disbanded in February 1947.

WW2 Printed No 9 Commando Shoulder Title Badge Scarce, cWWII 9 Cdo printed \'Calico Printers\' shoulder title, wartime economy. Used, as worn \'been there\' example. Missing the \'No\' before the number 9, as was commonly done by the troops. Removed from uniform. No. 9 Commando was a battalion-sized British Commando unit raised by the British Army during the Second World War. It took part in raids across the English Channel and in the Mediterranean, ending the war in Italy as part of the 2nd Special Service Brigade. Like all Army commando units it was disbanded in 1946. Backgroundedit The commandos were formed in 1940, by the order of Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister. He called for specially trained troops that would \"develop a reign of terror down the enemy coast\". At first it was a small force of volunteers who carried out small raids against enemy occupied territory but, by 1943 the unit\'s role had changed into lightly equipped assault Infantry which specialised in spearheading amphibious landings. The man initially selected as the overall commander of the force was Admiral Sir Roger Keyes; himself a veteran of the landings at Gallipoli and the Zeebrugge raid in the First World War. Keyes resigned in October 1941 and was replaced by Admiral Louis Mountbatten. By the autumn of 1940, more than 2,000 men had volunteered for commando training, and what became known as the Special Service Brigade was formed into 12 units called commandos.

WW2 R Force Badge c1944-45 Special Forces Nice R Force patch for Battle Dress. R Force was a British deception force during World War II that consisted of armoured vehicles, field engineers and a wireless unit. During Operation Fortitude it attempted to exaggerate the strength of Allied forces in Britain, and deceive German intelligence about Allied intentions. Later it performed a similar role during the fighting in Western Europe in 1944–45. It was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel David Strangeways.

WW2 Rare Slider Variant Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps Cap Badge c1920-52 Hard to find slider variant RCAPC. GC. The Canadian Army Pay Corps began officially operating on 1 July 1907. It was redesignated the Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps on 1 Nov 1920. In 1967 the corps was amalgamated with other units into the Logistics Branch of the newly formed Canadian Forces

WW2 Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomb Aimer Brevet Half Aircrew Wing Sweetheart Pin Badge A scarce wartime period striking R.A.F. Bomb Aimer (B) brevet sweetheart brooch gilt brass example. The central \'B\' inlaid with blue on white enamel ground, complemented with the finely feathered wing. Hand engraved / scratched on reverse \'Olga Morgan Derry\'; guessing she was his sweetheart who lived in Northern Ireland? Very good condition, complete with pin fittings.

WW2 Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) \'Electrical Loops\' Shoulder Title Badge WWII R.A.C. brass large Other Ranks shoulder title on \'electrical\' style loops. VGC.

WW2 Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge WWII R.A.M.C shoulder title. Missing tab on rear, otherwise, VGC. This style of badge is often referred to as \'slip on\' by collectors and is made up of a piece of khaki serge with the letters \'RAMC\' embroidered in black to the front. The rear of the badge is missing the single loop which would have affixed it to a Battledress Blouse.

WW2 Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Patch WWII R.A.M.C shoulder title. Tab to rear. VGC. This style of badge is often referred to as \'slip-on\' by collectors and is made up of a piece of khaki serge with the letters \'RAMC\' embroidered in black to the front. The rear of the badge has a single loop which have affixes it to the Battledress Blouse.

WW2 Royal Canadian Army Cadets Plastic Cap Badge WW2 Plastic Canada Cadets cap badge with integral lugs. The motto of Acer Acerpori is Latin for \"as the maple, so the sapling\". The Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RCAC; French: Cadets royaux de l’Armée canadienne) is a national Canadian youth program sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces and the Civilian Army Cadet League of Canada. Under the authority of the National Defence Act, the program is administered by the Canadian Armed Forces and funded through the Department of National Defence. Additionally, the civilian partner of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets, the Army Cadet League of Canada, also ensures financial, accommodations and transportation support for RCAC programs and services at a community level. Many Royal Canadian Army Cadet corps receive logistical assistance and administrative support from their affiliated Regular Force or Reserve Force unit. In 1942, in recognition of the significant contribution of former cadets to the ongoing war effort, His Majesty King George VI granted the \"Royal\" prefix to the Canada Army Cadets, giving it the title of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets.

WW2 Southern Command Royal Pioneer Corps (RPC) Formation Badge WWII era S.Comd R.P.C. embroidered woven cloth patch. VGC.

WW2 Welch 38th Infantry Division Formation Sign Badge WWII Welsh 38th Inf Div cloth badge patch. Removed from Battle Dress Uniform. GC. Resembling the flag of Saint David, a yellow cross on a black shield with a yellow border. The 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division became active on 18 September 1939; its constituent units had already formed and had been administered by the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division. The 38th was again composed of the 113th, 114th and 115th Infantry Brigades, and was placed under the initial command of Major-General Geoffrey Raikes. In May, Major-General A. E. Williams assumed command. The division was initially assigned to Western Command, and by early 1940 was spread out along the River Severn in England and Wales. By summer, the division was under the command of III Corps and was based in North West England, around Liverpool, to conduct manoeuvres and training. The war-time deployment of the Territorial Army envisioned it being deployed piecemeal, to reinforce the regular army already deployed to the European mainland, as equipment became available. The plan envisioned the deployment of the whole force in waves, as divisions completed their training, with the final divisions being deployed a year after the outbreak of war. As a result, the division did not leave the United Kingdom as the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was evacuated from France during May and June 1940. On 28 October, Major-General Noel Irwin, who had commanded the 2nd Infantry Division during the latter stages of the fighting in France, was given command of the 38th. In April 1941, the division was assigned to IV Corps and had moved to Sussex, the 18th Infantry Division having replaced them around Liverpool. In Sussex, the division was held in reserve and placed behind the 47th (London) Infantry Division and the 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division which were defending the coast between Bognor Regis – in the west – to Beachy Head in the east. Michael Glover and Jonathan Riley note that while in reserve, the Royal Welch Fusiliers battalions of the 115th Brigade took part in coastal defence duties. On 15 November 1941, Major-General Arthur Dowler took command of the division. On 1 December 1941, the division was placed on the lower establishment, having been earmarked for a static home defence role. During 1942, the division was assigned to V Corps and had shifted west to defend the Dorset coastline. On 27 and 28 February, the anti-aircraft platoon of the 4th Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment, supported Operation Biting, the commando raid on Bruneval, France. On 23 April 1942, Major-General D. C. Butterworth was given command of the division. In July, the division lost the 10th Royal Welch Fusiliers to the Parachute Regiment. The division spent 1943 and early 1944 moving around the country spending time in Kent, Hertfordshire and Northumberland, and were assigned to II and XII Corps. In February 1944, 38th Division provided part of the \'enemy\' force in Exercise Eagle, a 12-day pre-invasion training exercise held on the Yorkshire Wolds for VIII Corps, which was to form part of 21st Army Group in the forthcoming Allied invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord). By March, the 115th Infantry Brigade had formed \"\'B\' Marshalling Area\" and was aiding the movement of troops in preparation for Overlord. The 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division\'s Second World War shoulder badge, based on the flag of Saint David By 1944, there were five lower establishment divisions allocated to home defence duties: the 38th, the 45th, the 47th (London), the 55th (West Lancashire) and the 61st Infantry divisions. These five divisions had a combined total of 17,845 men. Of this number, around 13,000 were available as replacements for the 21st Army Group fighting in France.183f The remaining 4,800 men were considered ineligible for service abroad at that time for a variety of reasons, including a lack of training, or being medically unfit. Over the next six months, up to 75 per cent of these men would be deployed to reinforce 21st Army Group after the completion of their training and certification of fitness.185 Specifically, the vast majority of the 1st Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers were deployed to Normandy at the end of June as replacements to reinforce 21st Army Group, and by mid-July so had the 2nd Battalion, Herefordshire Light Infantry, resulting in that battalion being disbanded.170186 Historian Stephen Hart commented that, by September, 21st Army Group \"had bled Home Forces dry of draftable riflemen\" after the losses suffered during the Battle of Normandy, leaving the army in Britain, with the exception of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, with just \"young lads, old men and the unfit\". Compounding the loss of men to reinforce 21st Army Group, on 3 July the 115th Infantry Brigade was withdrawn from the division. The brigade was earmarked for an operation to liberate the Channel Islands and was re-designated Force 135. Ultimately such an operation did not take place and the brigade was deployed to mainland Europe. During August, the 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division began to disperse. On 15 August, the divisional headquarters ceased commanding any subordinate units and by the end of the month the division was disbanded.

WWII German Kriegsmarine (Navy) Cloth EM/NCO’S Tropical Breast Eagle cWW2 German Naval Kriegsmarine Enlisted Mans / Non-Commissioned Officer. \'Bevo-style\' Machine woven national eagle in golden yellow rayon threads on a cut-out ribbed tan rayon base. Nice example un-issued with some expected use. Scarce in such good condition. The Kriegsmarine adopted wear of the new national eagle on the front of the headgear and the right breast of the uniform on 24th March 1934. The Kriegsmarine originally used white uniforms and headgear as their tropical dress. The Kriegsmarine developed two separate brown tropical uniforms, with one being introduced before the outbreak of the war and the second one during the war.

WWII Kriegsmarine Artillery Ordnance Mechanic Sleeve Rate Badge WW2 German Naval Navy Kriegsmarine Artillery Mechanic Sleeve Patch. Tear on one left side as you look at pic. Removed from tunic.

WWII Number 1. Commando Shoulder Title Patch Badge c1940-47 No1. Cdo title in good condition. WW2. The No. 1 Commando was a unit of the British Commandos and part of the British Army during the Second World War. It was raised in 1940 from the ranks of the existing independent companies. Operationally they carried out a series of small scale cross channel raids and spearheaded the Operation Torch landings in North Africa. They were then sent to the India as part of the 3rd Commando Brigade and took part in operations in the Burma Campaign. During the Second World War, only eight commandos were recipients of the Victoria Cross; two of the eight were from No. 1 Commando. After the war they were sent to reoccupy Hong Kong before being amalgamated with No. 5 Commando to form No. 1/5 Commando. The amalgamated No. 1/5 Commando was disbanded in 1947.

Yorkshire Volunteers also worn by The Yorkshire Brigade Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge c1952-68 The Yorkshire Vols Regiment and Yorkshire Brigade with Queen Elizabeth\'s Crown. Ano staybrite army cap badge. Maker JR GAUNT LONDON. VGC. he Yorkshire Brigade was an administrative brigade formation of the British Army from 1948 to 1968. The brigade administered the regular infantry regiments of Yorkshire, England. After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots in Britain, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially organised, and Infantry Depot E at Catterick was the headquarters for six line county regiments recruiting in Yorkshire and Northumberland. In 1948, the depots adopted names and this depot became the Yorkshire and Northumberland Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time. The brigade was formed on 14 July 1948 and combined the depots of the following regiments: The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales\'s Own) The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York\'s Own) The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales\'s Own Yorkshire Regiment) The Duke of Wellington\'s Regiment (West Riding) The York and Lancaster Regiment Under the defence review announced in July 1957, the number of battalions in the brigade was reduced to four in 1958: the East Yorkshire Regiment and the West Yorkshire Regiment were amalgamated into the Prince of Wales\'s Own Regiment of Yorkshire, while the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers were transferred to the newly formed Fusilier Brigade. This led to the Yorkshire and Northumberland Brigade being renamed as simply the Yorkshire Brigade.