A South Staffordshire Regiment Holland Patch Badge Backing Desperately Seeks A Badge
A padded khaki coloured linen cloth holland badge backing, padded and pierced for a slider, looking for a South Staffordshire Regiment Cap Badge for a long and stable relationship!
In worn condition with the outline of the badge sought clearly visible.
The Holland cloth originates from the 38th of Foot (1st Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment) who from t... read more
WW2 Home Front - British Red Cross Society (BRCS) Voluntary Aid Detachment ( VAD) Mobile Felt Cloth Arm Badge - attributed
A good example of a Second World War British Red Cross Society silk embroidered felt badge worn by the Mobile unit of the Voluntary Aid Detachments on the arm of the uniform. Good condition with some evidence of service wear, and has ink annotations on the reverse white backing cloth as follows: BRCS Notts 32, 6319 M A Smith. Presumably the 32 is reference to a Nottinghamshire Detachment number... read more
WW2 Home Front - Home Guard Embroidered White on Khaki Cloth Shoulder Title
Removed from uniform, white canvas backing. In good overall condition.
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Cameronians Matched Pair of Theatre Made Embroidered Black on Khaki Drill (KD) Shoulder Title Slip Ons
The two regular battalions had become more close by WW2 but I understand that each still respectively referred to themselves as 'the Cameronians' (1st Bn - 26th Foot) and 'the Scottish Rifles' (2nd Bn - 90th Foot). This rivalry was so intense, the 2nd did not wear the title but the tartan patch. Both are in very good condition, a spot of glue to the reverse of each.
The 1st Bat... read more
WW2 Embroidered Matched Facing Pair 1st Pattern 49th ( West Riding ) Division Formation Signs - Iceland Force
Removed from uniform, a padded pair of facing white (these ones could do with a bath as they now look light brown) polar bears each on an iceberg against a black background. The padding is original battle dress material. 1st pattern with polar bear's head facing down. Worn from May 1940 onwards. 10th and 11th DLI amongst other units wore these. Possibly officers.
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Malay States Volunteer Regiment ( MSVR ) White Metal Glengarry / Cap Badge
A scarce white metal die struck cap badge with original slider to the reverse. Four coronets to the centre of a crowned strap bearing the title. Worn 1921 - 1936. Circa 4.9cm tall. In very good condition with sharp detail. Small nick to rim at 4 0'clock otherwise near mint.
Renfrew et al, Vol 1, No 758 refers.
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T / RE / London One Piece Brass Shoulder Title with Backing Plate
A one piece brass shoulder title as worn by the London Royal Engineer Territorials. With three original loops to the reverse and original brass backing plate with single cotter pin. Brass dull, could do with a light polish, otherwise in very good condition. Worn 1908 onwards by the 1st & 2nd Divisional Companies, the London Balloon Company, Telegraph / Signals Company and London Electrical E... read more
WW2 - UNRRA United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Agency Embroidered Cloth Paste Back Shoulder Title
UK made paste back title with embroidered white lettering on red felt. Some light marks otherwise in good condition. Scarce.
The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was an international relief agency, largely dominated by the United States but representing 44 nations. Founded in 1943, it became part of the United Nations in 1945, and it largely shut d... read more
Camouflage of Aircraft 1939-1942 Specialist Book by Owen Thetford, published 1946
Hard bound, some wear to covers and spine but a scarce little book with colour and black and white illustrations of RAF fighter, bomber, coastal command, Fleet Air Arm, French, Polish and Norway free air forces, Germany, Japan, USA, etc. aircraft markings. 108pp. Essential for both the historian and aircraft modeller.22.5cm by 15cm. It has a newspaper article pasted into the front cover (see ph... read more
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Brecknockshire Battalion (South Wales Borderers Territorials) Facing Pair Officers OSD Bronze Collar Badges
A facing pair, from the front a reasonable match (some colour variation), but different lug configuration to the rear. (some twisting to lugs) In good overall condition. Worn circa 1908 - 1922.
in 1908 the South Wales Borderers were allocated a single Territorial Battalion, the Brecknockshire Battalion.
Churchill Nos 675 / 676 refer.
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