Collection of British Army Cloth Insignia (Lot 1)

All in good original condition, 5 different units (please note I will not split), as follows:

143 (West Midlands) Brigade - Blue Macaw On Diamond (worn Sep 1994 - Nov 2014 Woven Military Formation arm badge

Royal Army Ordnance Corps (R.A.O.C) Army Emergency Reserve (AER) Cloth Printed Formation Sign

North Wales District formation sign, (Woven)
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Code: 69304

Uncut Matched facing printed pair of British Forces Hong Kong Formation Signs Pathes Designations Shoulder Badges

Unissued and uncut printed pair, colours rich and in very good condition. Yellow Chinese dragons on red and black backgrounds.

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Code: 54226

ATS Attached Royal Corps of Signals Felt Cloth Formation Sign

Formed in October 1940 from ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service), an all female unit who had eight months earlier replaced Royal Signals Teleprinter and telephone switchboard operators. In very good unissued condition, attached to a hessian backing.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1743 refers.

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Code: 66373

British Army - GHQ ALFSEA / SEALF / FARELF Printed Cloth Formation Designation Flash Patch Sign

Original printed formation sign, removed from uniform but in good overall condition. Some minor staining otherwise colours bright.

During wartime it was ALFSEA (Allied Land Forces South East Asia), then worn by SEALF (HQ South East Asia Land Forces) which succeeded ALFSEA in December 1946. Changed again on 15th August 1947 to FARELF ( Far Eastern Land Forces (British Army)), bu...  read more

Code: 66941

WW2 SHAEF Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Flash Designation Shoulder Patch

Removed from uniform, A UK made example, in good overall condition but with some fading to the intensity of the red elements from service wear. Authorised in March 1944.

S.H.A.E.F = Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 3045 refers.

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Code: 69311

WW2 34th Armoured Brigade Painted Formation Sign Flash Designation Patch Arm Shoulder Badge

A first pattern early painted example, worn in facing pairs, this one facing to the left. It depicts an articulated gauntlet fist holding a mace, in white with black detail, over a red shield with a yellow diagonal band (the colours of the RAC), all with a black outline. The furthest edge painted a subdued khaki. First introduced in the Autumn of 1944, they were replaced with a better lookin...  read more

Code: 69306