Cold War XX1 21st (Northern) Corps (TA) Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Designation Patch Badge - Facing Right

Folded for wear, but looks unworn. Colours bright and in superb condition. Worn in facing pairs, this one facing to the right. Worn from 1947.

BoBD (Mills) No 5238 / BoBD (Cole) p85 / Davis No 210 (Davis regards this as very rare).

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Code: 68235

WW2 14th Army (Chindit) Printed Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation Badge

A pleasing original ordnance issued example, in unissued condition.

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Code: 68236

WW2 1st Infantry Division Armoured Troops Felt / Leather Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation Badge

A scarce white leather triangle sewn to a yellow felt backing as worn by Armoured units attached to the Division. Rare.

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Code: 68238

WW2 Scottish Command North Highland District Printed Formation Sign

Removed from uniform, but cut to shape. Some colour bleed from the purple into the yellow of the lion, more obvious from the reverse.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1200 / Cole p104 refer.

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Code: 68400

WW2 Indian Army - 404th ( East Bengal ) Lines of Communication Area District Formation Sign

404 L. of C. formation sign, in worn condition and removed from uniform - four rusty hooks to the reverse. Depicts a paddy-bird. Embroidered / woven and faded from wear. Scarce.

Cole p117 refers.

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Code: 69421

WW2 - 4th Anti-Aircraft Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Designation Badge, Second Pattern

This is a WW2 printed cloth formation sign badge to the 4th ANTI-AIRCRAFT DIVISION (Jon Mills BoBD 1211) in excellent worn condition. The badge was made by “Calico Printers”.

BoBD Mills No 1210 / Davis 112 refer (Davis describes as Very Rare)

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Code: 68813

WW2 - 304th Independent Infantry Brigade Woven Formation Sign Patch Flash

A woven formation sign, removed from uniform, but a touch over trimmed on the right side otherwise in very good condition and scarce.

The Brigade was formed in October 1944 from three former Search Light regiments including the 5th Battalion of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (RNF) which had been reconstituted as the 53rd (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Searchlight Regiment, ...  read more

Code: 69157

WW2 War Office Bullion and colour threads on Felt cloth Formation Sign (RAOC officers)

In very condition. Padded centre with the shield and cannons in bullion wire which was worn by officers of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps attached to the War Office. Davis describes as 'very rare'.

Davis No 5 refers.

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Code: 66563

WW2 61st Infantry Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign Badge

Removed from uniform, worn between 1939 and 1945. UK based, a second line Territorial Army Division, it spent a considerable time in Northern Ireland, and acted mainly as a training and drafting Division. Remains of a sticky tab to reverse otherwise in good overall condition.

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Code: 66163

WW2 6th Armoured Division Embroidered Cloth Formation Designation Sign

Left facing. Removed from uniform but in good overall condition.

Initially fought in Tunisia as part of 1st Army, through Italy as part of the 8th Army and also with 15th Army Group. At the war end was renumbered 1st Armoured Division.

Cole P33 refers.

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Code: 61436