WW2 Northern Command - East and West Riding Area Printed Cloth Formation Sign Designation Flash

Printed example, removed from uniform, edges folded over, one edge lifting otherwise in good condition. White rose on a black square. Scarce.

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Code: 66165

RASC Fleet - Royal Army Service Corps War Department Fleet Embroidered Felt Cloth Unit Designation Formation Sign

In good condition, fitted with poppers to reverse. Has some age to it. Waterbourne Fleet RASC worn by all ranks.

Edwards & Langley No 95A refers.

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Code: 66828

Aldershot District, Southern Command Printed Formation Sign

Removed from uniform and in worn condition with cellotape with unit identification to reverse. Sky looks dark blue to me not black! Worn from 1944 until 1948 only. Crossed beams of searchlights over a torch of learning.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 4090 and Davis No 140 refer.

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Code: 66146

Cold War - BATAS - British Army Training Team Canada Cloth Formation Sign

Batas- British Army Training Area Suffield.
A 1970s era silk woven example of the head of a Native American medicine man on a red background. Worn by British troops at the Batas Training Centre in Suffield Canada. Worn in facing pairs, this one facing to the right. Removed from uniform with some wear. Been there and done that condition. Scarce.

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Code: 69637

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 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

16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group HQ DZ Flash Patch Airborne

An early vesion as worn in 1950s/ 1960s. In good unissued condition. Circa 9cms long and 7.5cms wide.

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Code: 67359

2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment Flash

Merrow edged example, unissued condition but folded through the centre.

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Code: 67358

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

Hants (Hampshire), Dorset and Aldershot District Command Printed Cloth Formation Sign

A white winged figure of Victory standing before four white points (The needles of the Isle of Wight) all on a blue ground (commemorating the ports which launched the D-Day invasion). This example faces left. A small stain to reverse otherwise in very good condition. As worn from 1945 - 1948.

See also my item 65711 for a right facing example, RFU.

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Code: 67353