Stunning Royal Marines ( RM ) Officers QEII Issue Helmet Plate Silver Plate, Enamel and Gilt
A stunning heavy quality helmet plate in mint condition with all three original loops to the reverse. An eight pointed star, the top most point displaced by a St Edward's Crown ( QEII pattern) with laurel wreath and scroll inscribed ""Gibraltar"" applied to the top and fouled anchor to the junction below. Within the wreath, a pierced strap inscribed ""Per Mare Per Terram"" on blue enamel ground... read more
Volunteer Aid Detachments working in Royal Naval Hospitals Embroidered Red on Black Cloth Arm Badge
A scarce cloth embroidered in red RNH with a red anchor on a black background, as worn by VAD detachments serving in Royal Naval Hospitals. A circular badge, circa 5.8cm in diameter. This pattern was worn in WW1 and WW2 only. Looking at the construction this I would say it was of WW2 vintage. In very good condition and scarce.
See "Rank & Rate" E.C. Coleman, p89
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WW1 RMLI ( Royal Marine Light Infantry ) Brass Shoulder Title
A brass shoulder title with 2 original hexagonal fixing loops (some twisting from service wear) to the reverse. Worn until 1923.
Westlake No 1597 refers.
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WW1 1914-15 Trio Casualty Group to Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) Telegraphist - Harry Ernest Edwards
A Great War Royal Naval Casualty Trio HM Yacht Conqueror II Killed on 26th September 1916, 1914-15 star “WTS 213 H E EDWARDS W.T.O R.N.R”, British War and Victory medals “213WTS H E EDWARDS WTO RNR”. Medals remain in good condition with original full length ribbons, medals correctly impressed.
HM Yacht Conqueror II was torpedoed and sunk by the German Submarine U-52 north-west of... read more
Specialist Book Osprey No 16 - Britsh Tommy 1914 - 1918, Weapons, Armour, Tactics - Martin Pegler & Mike Chappell
In very good condition, second hand but a good clean copy. Card covers, 64pp, with a number of informative colour plates and black and white copy photos.
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17 Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Brass Shoulder Title
This pattern the thinner variety as per W170. In very good condition with two original loops to the reverse. Pre 1922.
Westlake No 170 refers.
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WW2 Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) KD Shoulder Title Slide Slip On
Scarce black embroidered on pale tropical kd shoulder strap slip-on, " R.A.C. " with various issue stamps to the reverse. In very good condition.
J7.5
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2nd King Edward VIIs Own Gurkha Rifles (The Simoor Rifles) Unusual White Plaster Cast of Mess Servants Badge, 1940 - 1947
Circa 4.5cms in diameter, a plaster disc, presumably produced as a master for a metal die stamp and a unique and unusual item from the collection of a former senior officer of the Regiment. It is similar in design to the Mess Servants Badge worn in the period 1940-1947 as per the dimensions of the badge described as Item J11 in the Gurkha Museum Insignia book for this regiment (a copy of this ... read more
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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Georgian Irish Preventative Water Guard (Forerunner of the Coast Guard) Button
Circa 19mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked E. Jones. Dublin. Shows considerable wear but a rare button. There is lots of information about both Edward Jones and William Jones both button makers in Dublin during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and the Regency period which followed it. At some point they joined forces but local Dublin papers confirm that on 1st January 1822 th... read more