WW2 76th Highland Field Regiment Royal Artillery Embroided Felt Cloth Formation Sign Flash Designation Patch Badge - 2nd Pattern

A scarce WW2 embroidered felt formation sign badge to the 76th (HIGHLAND) FIELD REGIMENT R.A. worn when serving with 3rd Infantry Division. A heavily embroidered example, some slight edge nibbles to the left of the H and the bottom right of the diamond otherwise in super condition.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 810 refers.

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Code: 69765

WW2 Essex & Suffolk / East Anglian District (Eastern Command) Printed Formation Sign Patch Flash Designation Badge

Unissued condition, a 2nd pattern black and yellow printed cloth formation sign. On the re-organisation of Eastern Command in 1944, this badge was adopted from the old Essex and Suffolk District badge. Minor edge fraying otherwise in very good condition.

Cole p103 refers.

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Code: 69763

Southern Command (UK) Army Education Corps (AEC) Printed Cloth

An unissued example, in very good condition and scarce.

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Code: 69766

Southern Command (UK) Miscellaneous Units Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation Badge

In unissued condition. A rare formation sign in this interesting series. Colours bright. It is still unclear which units actually wore this!

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1102 refers.

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Code: 69346

WW2 33rd Indian Corps Brabant Weave Cloth Formation Sign Designation Flash

A Brabant Weave cloth formation sign removed from uniform. No moth or damage. Also worn on the pagri band on the slouch hat.

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 pa...  read more

Code: 61961

50th (Northumbrian) Division ( Tyne & Tees (TT)) Printed Formation Sign

A printed TT formation sign, unissued condition. Circa 6 by 6.2cm. The final photo is of the reverse.

The 50th ( Northumbrian ) Division was a first-line Territorial Army Division. It fought with distinction in Europe and North Africa, and were present at the Normandy landings.

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Code: 62342

National Service - Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) Training Brigade Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign

Removed from uniform with some traces of paper stuck to the reverse otherwise in very good condition. A white mailed fist holding a torch of learning on blue felt with a black hessian backing.

Introduced in 1951 and worn by members of the permanent staff. With the end of National Service the Brigade was no longer required and ceased to exist on the 1st April 1962. Worn as fa...  read more

Code: 62795

O Neg Cloth Patch

Modern British forces blood type tactical patch on velcro for O negative, the latter of which can be given to any patient in an emergency so is of particular value (The Quartermaster's boss (Mrs F) has so far given 56 pints of O negative). I guess if a soldier is wounded it is also important to know that they are O negative, as they can only receive their own blood type or plasma. Soldiers ar...  read more

Code: 62960

WW2 21st Army Group HQ Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign

In good condition but sadly one moth has taken a large nibble to centre of blue cross.

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Code: 59797