WW2 - 7th Armoured Brigade Cloth Formation Signs - Matched Facing Pair of Formation Signs
Removed from uniform, some edge wear and tears but a good facing worn pair. Some paper pads to reverse.
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WW2 1st Anti-Aircraft AA Corps Command Woven Formation Sign
A red eagle pierced by a red arrow on a blue background, left facing. Some damage, but a scarce title. Formed pre war, by 1941 the 1st AA Corps comprised the 1st,5th, 6th, 8th and 9th Anti-Aircraft divisions. The 1st AA Corps Command staff provided command control and co-ordination for these divisions which were tasked with defending London and southern Britain. Rare.
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WW2 51st Highland Division Woven Formation Sign
Paste back in very good condition.
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WW2 No 1 Coast Artillery Training School Woven Formation Sign
In unissued condition. Scarce.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1701 refers.
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7th AGRA Faicing Matched Pair of Silk Woven Formation Designation Signs Flashes
A facing and matched pair, each depicting a yellow centaur on blue depicting 7th Army Group Royal Artillery ( AGRA ). Removed from uniform, some wear to silk on edges and on the rear belly of the centaur facing right otherwise in good overall condition. Sticky pad from display album to reverse of each, is difficult to remove on account of the delicate threads so not recommended.
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WW2 North Kent and Surrey District Command Embroidered White on Blue Cloth Formation Sign Designation Flash
Some glue paper to reverse otherwise in very good bright condition with minor edge wear to right hand side. Jon Mills confirms that this sign was also observed in 1942 being worn by a member of the ATS.
BoBD No 1149 refers.
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WW2 - 27th Armoured Brigade Embroidered Felt Cloth Formation Sign
Rare woven cloth formation sign of a golden seahorse on blue felt shield, removed from uniform. In good condition, gold/yellow thread darkened with age but with no moth, repairs and only minor edge wear. Worn in facing pairs, this one the seahorse facing left.
This Brigade saw much action in the D-Day landings, landing on D-Day as part of the 3rd Division. Rest of the 27th Armo... read more
WW2 Issue - Royal Signals / Air Support Signals Units (ASSU) Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign
Removed from uniform, in good condition. Specialist control rooms and forward sections which provided liaison between Army and RAF support to army operations on the ground and used they were used to great effect in the campaign in North West Europe.
Jon Mills BoBD No 855 refers.
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WW2 6th Armoured Division Embroidered Cloth Formation Designation Sign
Left facing. Removed from uniform but in good overall condition.
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51st Independent Infantry Brigade - Uncut Matched Facing Pair of Printed Cloth Formation Signs, circa 1950s
In good condition, with minor rust mark to the reverse. Circa 11.5cm wide (both) and 5.7cm tall.
Featured in 'Uniforms of the WWII Tommy" by David B. Gordon. However, there was no 51 Brigade in WW2 and the date of formation and the history of this particular formation is obscure. The origins of the design are not known. It may have been created in the Canal Zone in the spring of... read more