Queen's Own Rifles Woven Red on Green Felt Cloth Shoulder Title

In good unissued condition, still with protective backing which is starting to lift.

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Code: 65896

Aldershot District, Southern Command Printed Formation Sign

Removed from uniform and in worn condition with cellotape with unit identification to reverse. Sky looks dark blue to me not black! Worn from 1944 until 1948 only. Crossed beams of searchlights over a torch of learning.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 4090 and Davis No 140 refer.

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Code: 66146

WW2 - 7th Medium Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery Embroidered Red on Blue Cloth Shoudler Title

Black mesh / hessian backing, in very good unissued condition with a white sticky pad to reverse from where it has been stored in an album.

Raised in Ontario in 1939, the war for the 7th Medium RCA became the real thing when it crossed the Channel in the second week in July 1944, and from then until the end of the fighting in the first week of May 1945 it took part in all the maj...  read more

Code: 65171

Cold War - 22nd Corps Troops Ordnance Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) 'Ormskirk' (Lancashire) 1st Pattern Printed Formation Sign Designation Flash

A scarce badge in unissued condition, as authorised for wear from 1956 until 1961, when it was replaced by a version with a more colourful blue background to the parish church of Ormskirk, their local town.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 5550 refers.

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Code: 65166

'Essex / 20' 'PVC Blown' Shoulder Title - Post WW2 2nd Phase Home Guard

In good unissued condition. T shaped with the usual rubberized mesh backing. Worn below a generic home guard shoulder title.

Similar to No 4136 in BoBD (Jon Mills), who describes these as being made from PVC (poly-vinyl chloride) using a process of 'blowing-on' the white letters to a special background.

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Code: 65891

Army Apprentices School Woven Felt Cloth Shoulder Title

Removed from uniform with one largish nibble above the 'y' in 'army' otherwise in good condition.

Worn from their creation in 1947 until the early 1960s, when 'School' was dropped from the title.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 4576 refers.

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Code: 65897

Driving Qualification Printed Cloth Proficiency Arm Badge

Folded otherwise in unissued condition. Calico printed.

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Code: 66147

WW2 Home Front - Immobile VAD - Attributed to Worcester BRCS

Removed from uniform with wear to the lettering. Reverse attributes this to Worcestershire British Red Cross Society. Issue number to centre sadly no longer fully legible. Scarce

The Volunteer Aid Detachments were split into two classes - 'Mobile' and 'Immobile'. Those classed as Mobile could serve anywhere they were needed, those classed as Immobile would served close to th...  read more

Code: 66156

WW2 80th Infantry Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign

This is a WW2 printed cloth formation sign badge to the 80th INFANTRY DIVISION (Jon Mills BoBD 1157) in excellent unworn condition. This badge was made by “Calico Printers”. This one with the ship facing left. One previously sold facing right as my item 65442.

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Code: 66159

Anti-Aircraft Command - Printed Cloth Formation Designation Flash Badge

Worn mainly in UK by Home Guard and other batteries involved in air defence. Removed from uniform, and in good condition. This looks like the 2nd pattern design.

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Code: 66161