WW2 Home Front - British Red Cross & Order of St John of Jerusalem Embroidered Cloth Uniform / War Dress Insignia
Removed from uniform but in good overall condition. Also worn post war by associated relief operations staff.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 4009 p834 refer.
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28.00 GBP
Cold War - BATAS - British Army Training Team Canada Cloth Formation Sign
Batas- British Army Training Area Suffield.
A 1970s era silk woven example of the head of a Native American medicine man on a red background. Worn by British troops at the Batas Training Centre in Suffield Canada. Worn in facing pairs, this one facing to the right. Removed from uniform with some wear. Been there and done that condition. Scarce.
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25.00 GBP
Cold War - 97th Army Group Royal Artillery (AGRA) Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge
In unissued condition. Rare, a very shortlived sign, authorised in May 1949 and disappearing with the demise of the AGRAs in December 1950. Depicts local connections with the statue of Eros in Piccadilly in red on a black square. Worn in facing pairs, this one facing to the left. Rare.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 5416 refers.
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45.00 GBP
WW2 5th Anti-Aircraft (AA) Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge
Cut to shape, but in unissued condition, sold folds otherwise in very good condition, with no damage and colours bright.
BoBD (Mills) No 1212 - 1214 / Davis Fig 113 refer (Davis describes this as Rare).
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10.00 GBP
CLB JTC (Junior Training Corps) Woven Arm Badge - Church Lads Brigade?
Bishops mitre in black above the letters JTC, on a red felt rectangular background. As an early feel to it. In very good condition. Circa 6.5cms wide and 3.7cms tall.
The Bishop Mitre was worn by many units of the Church Lads Brigade (thank you to Michael Woods for possible identification).
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25.00 GBP
16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group HQ DZ Flash Patch Airborne
An early vesion as worn in 1950s/ 1960s. In good unissued condition. Circa 9cms long and 7.5cms wide.
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18.00 GBP
2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment Flash
Merrow edged example, unissued condition but folded through the centre.
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10.00 GBP
3rd Indian Armoured Brigade Printed Cloth Formation Sign
Removed from uniform, a smaller 14th Army shield than that usually encountered on a bright yellow background. In good condition and scarce.
Formerly the 254th Indian Armoured Brigade, the renamed 3rd Indian Armoured Brigade was authorised to wear the 14th Army's sign from January 1946.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 3786 - 3788 for other examples.
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40.00 GBP
Hants (Hampshire), Dorset and Aldershot District Command Printed Cloth Formation Sign
A white winged figure of Victory standing before four white points (The needles of the Isle of Wight) all on a blue ground (commemorating the ports which launched the D-Day invasion). This example faces left. A small stain to reverse otherwise in very good condition. As worn from 1945 - 1948.
See also my item 65711 for a right facing example, RFU.
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15.00 GBP
161st Infantry Brigade (TA) Printed Cloth Formation Sign Designation Flash Patch
In unissued condition. The badge depicts Queen Boadicea in her war chariot. Worn in facing pairs, this one facing left. The association is made with a recuiting area mainly in Norfolk and Suffolk.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 5225 refers.
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45.00 GBP