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WW2 British Forces Kings Badge for Loyal Service

Introduced in 1941, circa 26mm in diameter struck in white metal. The King's Badge was awarded to British Forces personnel who had been invalided out of the services during WW2 and were entitled to a war disablement pension. They were both unnamed and unnumbered. In good condition.

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Code: 55610

5.00 GBP

WW2 Czechoslovakia V for Victory Patriotic Fund Raising Enamel - 1941

A scarce original wartime British made 'Free Czech Victory badge'; gilt brass example inlaid with red, white and blue enamel, superimposed with a 'V' for Victory and a sprig of laurel, inscribed 'CZECHOSLOVAKIA'; the reverse embossed '1941 Issued By The Czechoslovak Army'. Very good condition, complete with original stick pin fitting, some firing faults in white enamel otherwise no damage to th... read more

Code: 68376

55.00 GBP

WW2 Home Front - Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens Families Association (SSAFA) Enamel and Silver Plated Lapel Pin Badge Brooch - King's Crown

In good worn condition, a few marks and rubbing to silver plate to front and but enamel intact and undamaged. Original and functional pin fitting and maker marked JR Gaunt London. Circa 33mm tall.

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Code: 68379

8.00 GBP

WW2 Home Front - Fire Guard Arm Band Brassard

This pattern replaced the Street Fire Parties ( SFP ) armlet when fire watchers were renamed Fireguards. Yellow letters painted on to a blue cloth armlet. Some minor cracking to paint, but all intact. Circa 20cm across and 8.5cm tall. Good condition, with no moth, tears or repairs.

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Code: 66500

WW2 Home Front - Territorial Army (TA) Silver Mufti Lapel Badge

Sanctioned for wear in 1938, and made by Royal Mint, this badge consisted of the letters TA between two horizontal lines across the centre of a circle. Below the circle is a lion springing aggressively forward with legs outstretched, the whole being surmounted by a king's crown. Badges were of (unmarked) Sterling silver with a lapel fixing in base metal with a number being stamped into the fixi... read more

Code: 68939

10.00 GBP

WW2 Home Front Friends War Victims Relief Enamel & Gilt Lapel Pin Brooch

A scarce enamelled lapel badge with original and functional brooch pin fitting and makers details for Fattorini Birmingham to the reverse. The 'Quaker's Star' in red and black enamel to the centre of a white enamel circlet bearing the title. As Quakers, members of this organisation were opposed to violence and would not join the Armed Forces to be trained to kill, they did however train to driv... read more

Code: 68934

125.00 GBP

WW2 Ulster Savings Committee collectors fundraising badge Northern Ireland

A very scarce original wartime period Ulster Savings Committee collectors fundraising pin badge, lightly silver plated (much still intact and not worn back to the brass as I have noted in other examples). In the form of the map of the province, inlaid with blue enamel and displaying the red hand of Ulster within the initials 'USC' with 'War Savings' below; the reverse impressed with maker's de... read more

Code: 67549

45.00 GBP

WW2 Home Front - Bradford Home Guard Proficiency Badge Enamelled Home Guard Badge

An original wartime issue 'Bradford Home Guard uniform badge', circular silvered brass example with blue enamel centre and an embossed bar over laurel sprays inscribed 'PROFICIENCY BADGE', the reverse impressed with maker's details 'Fattorini Bradford' and two original deliberately flattened loop fittings north and south indicating a style of badge worn on a sleeve. Good condition, no damage to... read more

Code: 64930

16.00 GBP

Rare WW2 German POW Internment War Work Inlaid Wood Vesta

This is a very high quality inlaid wooden vesta or match safe, to the front it has ‘P.O.W. Shrewsbury camp’ and to the back a lovely inlaid star shape. Research shows that the pow camp at Shrewsbury was used to house German internees and other German prisoners captured at the various fronts (see below). The box has a flip lid to the side and on the underside of the lid a strip of sandpaper used... read more

Code: 65144

45.00 GBP

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

15.00 GBP