WW1 The Wounded Stripe - No 4 Provisional Patent
Complete with backing plate, cotter pin and two original lugs. This is exactly 2 inches in length and was authorised for wear by Army Order 249 of August 1916 and this was only issued in this size up to 1922 (discontinued for wear on uniform by Army Order 434 of 1922).
Wound stripes issued in WW2 were only 1.5 inches in length.
Another available if of interest. Pl... read more
25.00 GBP
WW1 - 1916 Home Front On War Service Women's Brass Triangle Pin Badge - Gaunt
As worn by women war workers in munitions factories, a brass triangle with original and functional pin fitting and maker marked JR Gaunt & Son Ltd, London and with the issue number 32958. In good overall condition.
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25.00 GBP
WW1 Home Front - Almeric Paget's Massage Service Corps (PMS) Cap Badge
Die cast bronze / dark toned brass cap badge with two original long loops to reverse. King's crown with interwoven PMS below. Circa 4.6cms tall. In very good condition and scarce.
Almeric Hugh Paget 1st Baron Queenborough formed corps in 1914 with 50 masseuses rapidly rising to over 100. Military added to title in 1915 and renamed Military Massage Service in 1919. Their aim wa... read more
WW1 Home Front - Prisoner of War (PoW) Help Enamel Lapel Badge
WW1 vintage PW Prisoners Of War Help enamel pin brooch badge. It has a membership number 1187 and is manufactured by Thomas Fattorini, Bolton It is in excellent condition and measures 2.5cms in diameter. Original pin fittings. In very good condition.
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40.00 GBP
WW1 Original 1914 Warwickshire Pals Birmingham Battalion Vounteers Enamel Lapel Badge
With horseshoe fitting removed. Enamel in very good condition with no damage. Maker marked to reverse W J Dingley, B'Ham ( Birmingham ). Circa 25mm in diameter.
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125.00 GBP
WW1 Australian Imperial Force AIF Returned from Active Service badge
A good original First World War 1914 -1919 period 'Australian Military Forces Returned from Active Service badge'; brass circlet surmounted by a Crown, the centre displaying a rising sun, central crown over tri-part scroll 'Australian Military Forces' and 'A.I.F' below on seeded ground; the reverse impressed with indistinct unusual maker's details 'ASTRAL ENGV / Co PERTH' and official late issu... read more
WW2 Home Front - Royal Ordnance Factories Fire Brigade Chromed White Metal Cap Badge
A chromed white metal example, underlying brass showing through on high points from service wear and some of the chrome missing on reverse of original slider, shaped to cap, otherwise in very good condition and rare.
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WW1 1918 Zeebrugge Raid Enamel Numbered Association Buttonhole Lapel Badge
A gilt and enamel lapel badge with original horseshoe fitting which is stamped with the number '737'. The association was formed around the survivors of the
Zeebrugge Raid. The badge is in very good condition with no damage to the enamel. Some minor staining and scratching to the reverse. It is circa 2.8cms across.
The Zeebrugge Raid on St George's Day, 23 April 1918,... read more
WW1 Tribute Medal Scotswood Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Scotswood Newcastle Northumberland WW1 Tribute Medal named to E. Edgar Royal Garrison Artillery ( RGA ). 100 such medals were presented in June 1919.
It depicts the old Scotswood Chain Bridge with a dove and sun burst above, which is Christian religious iconography representing the Pentecost (the Holy Spirit of Jesus, love and peace) and a laurel spray below.
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WW1 Patriotic Spelter Metal Picture Frame - The Home Front - The North Sea Theatre and the Royal Navy Celebrated
A very attractive original WW1 British Home Front / Royal Navy Tribute Frame. The frame is of heavy cast spelter metal depicting the Home Front with a map of Great Britain and its surrounding seas with major events marked such as the Battle of Jutland, the Sinking of Lusitania and the naval base of the Home Fleet, Scarpa Flow. Around the edge of the frame are the names of the key Admirals: J... read more
65.00 GBP