Cold War - British Army 87th Army Group Royal Artillery AGRA (TA) Woven Felt Cloth Formation Sign Patch Designation Flash Badge

2nd pattern removed from uniform, some damage to bottom edge otherwise in good worn condition. Worn in facing pairs, this one facing to the right. Authorised in November 1956. Printed examples not known. This is one two embroidered patterns known, this one without the black pheonix picked out in yellow / gold thread as per No 5404 below.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 5404 refers.
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Code: 69584

WW2 24th Independent Guards Brigade Group Woven Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge

Slight nip to top edge, but in unissued condition complete with original black paper backing. Light blue thread detailing to the red pinion (wing) on a dark blue rectangle. Adopted in late 1940, and comprised of infantry battalions from the Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1044 / BoBD (Cole) p65 / Davis No 126 refer.

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Code: 69580

WW2 11 Eleven Corps Printed Cloth Formation Shoulder Sign Flash Patch Designation Arm Badge

Unissued condition, edges unfolded and in good overall condition.

Davis No 53 refers (described by him as 'rare')

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Code: 69619

USA United States - Airborne Cloth Embroidered Shoulder Title Scroll

In good overall condition, small stain to letter E.

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Code: 69793

USA United States 26th Yankee Division Embroidered Cloth Patch Flash Designation Formation Sign Arm Badge

In very good condition.

The 26th Infantry Division, or the "Yankee" division, was so nicknamed to recognize the six New England states from whose National Guard units the division was raised during World War I.

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Code: 69795

WW2 USA American Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI) Patch - European Theatre of Operations, Advanced Section (ETO) USA )

Removed from uniform, this patch is circa 9cm tall and looks to be original. Glue traces to the reverse. Some service wear but colours still bright and patch in good condition.

The patch was worn pointing downwards with the lightning breaking a chain symbolic of occupied Europe. This was the insignia of the Administrative H.Q. of the Amercian Forces in the UK - European Theat...  read more

Code: 57194

15th Scottish Infantry Division Embroidered Silk Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation Arm Badge

In excellent unissued condition. The badge was made by “Brough, Nicholson & Hall” of Leek Staffordshire.

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Code: 69934

32nd (7th City of London) Searchlight Regiment / 567th LAA /Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)

This is a woven silk formation sign badge to the 32nd (7th City of London) Searchlight Regiment R.A. In excellent unissued condition. The badge was made by “Brough, Nicholson & Hall” of Leek Staffordshire.

The regiment had the distinction of being the first searchlight unit to bring down an enemy plane on British soil when, in 1940, a Dornier crashed in Suffolk as a result of ...  read more

Code: 69935

WW2 4th Infantry Division 1st Pattern Printed Formation Signs - on original Khaki backings

A matching pair, removed from uniform and still on battledress backings. In very good overall condition.

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Code: 69933

2nd Corps (1st Pattern) Silk Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Patch Designation Arm Badge

Removed from uniform, a small sign with a red fish on blue and white wavy bands. Glue to reverse otherwise in reasonable condition.

Davis No 48 refers (He describes this as very rare).

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Code: 66918