West Holland District Netherlands Printed Cloth Formation Sign

In unissued condition, a tape mark to reverse otherwise in very good condition and very scarce.

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Code: 67351

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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Code: 67726

WW2 - Red '6' on Dark Blue (20th Anti-Tank Regiment RA) Royal Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, British Army Embroidered Cloth Formations Sign, Battery / Regimental Designation Flash

Removed from uniform, edges a little raggy but a scarce title, nonetheless. 3rd Division diamond.

The artillery regiments serving with the Third Division were uniquely identified by a system of red on dark blue diamond shaped flashes, the numbers corresponding to the unit serial numbers painted on the vehicles of infantry divisions from 1940. the number 6 being given to the 20t...  read more

Code: 67725

596 Light Ant-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment (Royal Artillery) Woven Formation Sign Arm Flash Regimental Designation

This unit adopted the colours of its predecessor, the 5th Battalion, The South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) from 1947 and wore it until 1955. In good overall condition. Worn with the blue bar first.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 5326A / Norman Litchfield "Territorial Artillery" Fig 175 refer.

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Code: 67724

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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Code: 67723

49th (West Riding) Infantry Division metal formation sign, as worn prior to 1939

Scarce large die-stamped white metal rose on screw post with original brass securing nut with milled rim.
Disc with maker mark JR Gaunt London to reverse or rose. Circa 3.2cm in diameter. Very good condition.

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Code: 65720

WW2 Veterans 14th Army / 3rd Indian Army Division Burma Chindit Blazer Badge

Has some dulling to the gold bullion threads, removed from blazer and has some age to it. Good overall condition.

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Code: 67705

2nd King Edward VIIs Own Gurkha Rifles Regiment Regimental Flash Designation For Wear on the Gurkha Hat

Worn circa 1900 - 1944, and again by all ranks from 1946 - 1961 on the Gurkha hat. Worn in opposite ways by the 1st and 2nd battalions. The 1st Battalion wore the flash vertically with two black squares to the front (as per 1st photo). The 2nd Battalion wore it with two red squares to the front (as per 2nd photo). Each square is circa 12mm tall and 15mm wide.

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Code: 67675

50th Indian Tank Brigade Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign

The 50th Indian Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed for service in the Burma Campaign of World War II from units of the British Army and the British Indian Army. The brigade's formation emblem was a white upraised fist and forearm on a black background. Folded for wear, in good condition and rare.

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Code: 66363

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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Code: 67354