WW2 9th Anti - Aircraft Division Embroidered Formation Sign ( Welsh Coast )

An embroidered cloth formation sign with a downed aircraft on the silhouette of a black cat whose tail is curled to the shape of the figure nine. Provided air defence for Cardiff and South Wales Posts. Circa 4.7cm by 4.8cm. Sadly one small moth hole on backing material at about 4 o'clock otherwise in very good condition.

Coll

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Code: 59802

WW2 6th Anti-Aircraft Division Painted Cloth Formation Sign (South East Coast)

Removed from uniform. Painted on cloth, some discolouration to white paint and cracking but generally in good condition and scarce. This unit saw heavy action in WW2 operating in the Thames estuary, Essex and North Kent.

Cole p55 refers.

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Code: 61434

10th Anti - Aircraft Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign Badge - Humber & Hull Area

Removed from uniform, with creases and light staining. A bit scruffy, but quite scarce. The formation was located in Yorkshire, its main area of defence being the Humber, for Hull in particular was a target for sustained night raids in 1940 - 41 but also in the latter years of the war.

A177.9

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Code: 56634

WW2 11th Anti - Aircraft Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Badge

Removed from uniform, with some blutack traces to the reverse, otherwise in very good condition.

Responsible for the anti-aircraft air defence of Birmingham, Coventry and the West and Central Midlands.

A177.8

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Code: 56636

WW2 12th Anti-Aircraft Division Printed Formation Sign

Removed from uniform, folded and considerable staining from glue to the reverse which has soaked through to the front discolouring the white domino.
This printed cloth formation sign was to the 'Double Six Domino Division' whose badge was 12 blue dots on a white domino set on a red horizontal diamond.

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Code: 64074

Royal Artillery Anti - Aircraft Units Gibraltar - Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign

Removed from uniform, yellow letters ' AA ' with key picked out in black all on a red felt rectangle. Hessian backed, slight wear to felt edge on one side otherwise in good condition. Circa 6cm by 3.5cm.

Worn by 82nd ( Essex ) HAA Regt R.A. (TF ) from 1943 and used 1947 - 1955 by 482 HAA Regt R.A. ( TA) ( Waring No 595 and Norman Litchfield 71-2 refer ).

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Code: 58264

WW2 51st Highland Division Printed Formation Signs

Removed from uniform, in good condition, with a few marks. Scarce ordnance issue printed pair.

Comm PaLi

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Code: 64776

570 LAA / SL Royal Regiment of Artillery (1st Surrey Rifles) Felt Cloth Formation Sign Designation Flash

Removed from uniform, in very good condition. Pre
1935.

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Code: 64768

WW2 3rd (Scottish) Anti-Aircraft Woven Silk Cloth Formation Sign

Removed from uniform, in very good condition. AA between a thistle head. I good condition. Tape to reverse of backing.

Formed at Edinburgh on 1 September 1938 within Scottish Command, transferring to Anti-Aircraft Command when that formation was created on 1 April 1939. It was responsible for the AA defences of Scotland, including Northern Ireland and the Orkney and Shetlan...  read more

Code: 64353

WW2 51st Highland Division Matched Pair of Embroidered Formation Signs

Removed from uniform, a fine pair of early paste back style embroidered formation signs. In very good condition. Colours bright, no moth. Colour and size are the same, just my poor photography!

Fought as part of the BEF in 1940, the Middle East and Sicily as part of the 8th Army and in June 1944 in the Normandy beachhead and throughout the rest the campaign in North West Europ...  read more

Code: 64724