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WW2 Home Front - Cornwall WAPC (Women's Auxiliary Police Corps) Enamel Lapel Badge Pin Brooch

Chrome and enamel mufti (off-duty) lapel badge in good condition with no damage to enamel, stamped with very low issue number to reverse "3" and original pin fittings. The number of WAPCs was never great, with only 4,000 being in service in 1945. Cornwall is not illustrated in Jon Mills's "Doing Their Bit" but you can find more information on page 78. They were disbanded in 1946. Rare.
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Code: 63593

Royal Artillery Territorial Other Ranks Cap Badge, 14 Laurel Leaves

Full size cap badge with original slider. Has been worn but chemically cleaned by a previous owner so quite bright! Anyway a genuine example of the earlier and scarcer 14 laurel leaves version in place of UBIQUE on the upper scroll (most patterns encountered have 6 leaves per side). Separately mounted wheel but this does not turn. In good condition.

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Code: 63573

WW2 Home Front - WVS Embroidered Uniform Badge

Removed from uniform, a good original Second World War period Women's Voluntary Service felt cloth uniform badg'e maroon silk embroidered Crowned 'W.V.S Civil Defence' on grey felt cloth backing. Very good clean condition. Circa 6.4 cms tall.

The embroidered WVS Civil Defence badge was worn on the lower right sleeve of the tweed jacket and overcoat and the left breast of the dre... read more

Code: 63572

Combined Operations Tombstone Style Yellow Embroidered Cloth Arm Badge as worn by Royal Naval personnel

Embroidered example of the yellow R.A.F. eagle, anchor and Tommy-Gun on a black tombstone shaped backing, this shape usually worn by Royal Navy personnel in Combined Operations Units. Slight ragging to edges otherwise in good condition.

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Code: 63571

Combined Operations Tombstone Style Red Embroidered Cloth Arm Badge as worn by Naval personnel

Embroidered example of the red RAF eagle, anchor and Tommy-Gun on a black tombstone shaped backing, this shape usually worn by Royal Navy personnel in Combined Operations Units. A couple of edge nips and some pulls to the red thread around the anchor, slight moth graze otherwise in reasonably good condition.

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Code: 63570

WW2 4th Gurkha Rifles Cap Badge - Applied Blackened Kukri Handles

Indian made sand cast cap badge with two integral tombstone style lugs to the reverse with thin cotter pin. Well made and with separately applied blackened brass handles to simulate the wooden handles of the kukri. Some service wear. Transferred to the Indian Army with independence in 1947. Various battalions of the regiment saw service in WW2 in Burma and as Chindits as well as service in ... read more

Code: 63565

Royal Bucks Hussars (Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Large Pattern White Metal Button

Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Lehmann & Son, Aldershot. King's crown. In very good condition. Converted to an artillery role in 1921.

Ripley No 392 refers.

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Code: 63564

10.00 GBP