Early 7th Gurkha Rifles Officer's Boss Side Cap Badge

Black cord boss with silver plated cast metal device, as worn from 1916 - 1953. Boss circa 26mm in diameter, badge circa16mm across. Retaining wires twisted downwards. In good condition.

Museum Publication "Insignia of the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles" 7GR D18B refers for a reasonably close match.

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Code: 68003

5th Gurkha Rifles Officer's Black Ball Button, 1927 - 1947

Circa 18mm in diameter, fixed shank, blank reverse. Black composition button. This pattern with Royal Crest above came into service in 1927 and was worn until 1947. In very good condition.

Museum Publication "Insignia of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)" No 5GR K28 refers.

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Code: 68000

1st Home Counties Royal Army Medical Corps (TA) Supplementary Woven Cloth Title

In April 2000, 220 Field Ambulance (V) became B (220 - 1st Home Counties) Medical Squadron (V), HQ Maidstone, Kent. A scarce title, mounted on a khaki airtex style backing. In very good condition.

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Code: 66171

Queen's Own Rifles Woven Red on Green Felt Cloth Shoulder Title

In good unissued condition, still with protective backing which is starting to lift.

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Code: 65896

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

WW2 - 7th Medium Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery Embroidered Red on Blue Cloth Shoudler Title

Black mesh / hessian backing, in very good unissued condition with a white sticky pad to reverse from where it has been stored in an album.

Raised in Ontario in 1939, the war for the 7th Medium RCA became the real thing when it crossed the Channel in the second week in July 1944, and from then until the end of the fighting in the first week of May 1945 it took part in all the maj...  read more

Code: 65171

Cold War - 22nd Corps Troops Ordnance Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) 'Ormskirk' (Lancashire) 1st Pattern Printed Formation Sign Designation Flash

A scarce badge in unissued condition, as authorised for wear from 1956 until 1961, when it was replaced by a version with a more colourful blue background to the parish church of Ormskirk, their local town.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 5550 refers.

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Code: 65166

'Essex / 20' 'PVC Blown' Shoulder Title - Post WW2 2nd Phase Home Guard

In good unissued condition. T shaped with the usual rubberized mesh backing. Worn below a generic home guard shoulder title.

Similar to No 4136 in BoBD (Jon Mills), who describes these as being made from PVC (poly-vinyl chloride) using a process of 'blowing-on' the white letters to a special background.

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Code: 65891

Army Apprentices School Woven Felt Cloth Shoulder Title

Removed from uniform with one largish nibble above the 'y' in 'army' otherwise in good condition.

Worn from their creation in 1947 until the early 1960s, when 'School' was dropped from the title.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 4576 refers.

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Code: 65897

Driving Qualification Printed Cloth Proficiency Arm Badge

Folded otherwise in unissued condition. Calico printed.

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Code: 66147