WW2 Home Front - Army Cadet Force ( ACF ) Chrome and Enamel Lapel Badge
King's crown, enamel in very good condition. Horseshoe lapel fitting. Maker marked Fattorini & Sons Ltd, Bradford Works, Birmingham. Circa 2.8cm tall. Post 1943.
H15
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Hertfordshire ( Territorial ) Regiment Brass Other Ranks Cap Badge - wide antlers pattern
Brass wide antlers pattern cap badge with original slider. In good condition.
H15
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12.00 GBP
WW1 era 3D three pence 1913 dated silver coin - obverse engraved with the Lords Prayer in 14 lines!
Popular in the WW1 as gifts to the troops, a superbly detailed 3D (three old pence) silver coin which as been adapted to carry a completely legible engraving of the full length version of the Lords Prayer. At only circa 16mm in diameter, this is an incredibly skilled and time consuming piece of craftsmanship. One can only hope that the soldier, sailor or airman to whom it was given came safel... read more
WW2 1945 Xmas South African Cigarette Gift Tin To The Troops
An empty metal cigarette tin, but still with its original cardboard insert and paper mesh cover. Painted silver with "NUWEJAAR. NEW YEAR. 1945" in red and black letters on the lid. Lid also bears an image of two heads and shows a Springbok in a large red "V". Inside is autographed by Isie K Smuts and says "welcome new year with peace"
An original item with its liner contents but... read more
RMLICMB - RMLI Cadet Marching Band Brass Shoulder Title
A small cast brass title with two original small loops to the reverse. By the looks of it manufactured overseas for this youth band. Scarce.
The RMLI Cadet Marching band was called 'RMLI' and not Royal Marines Light Infantry. It started in the 1960s and was based in Gosport - some 40 years after the RMLI ceased to exist and Marines had left the town in 1923. It was very popu... read more
Birtish Columbia Canadian Victorian / Edwardian Police Medium Pattern Button Kamloops City Police
Circa 19mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Hicks & Sons, London. Silver plated but now dark toned, minor wear to plate on highpoints. It appears the manufacturer made a mistake on the spelling of Kamloops as it is "Kanloops" on the button, but the central crest on the button is correct one for Kamloops in British Columbia, Canada.
The City of Kamloops was incorpora... read more
Real Postcards Minster Abbey Church WW1 Memorial Plaque, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Two original black and white postcards, postally unused, one of the church and the other the memorial plaque for WW1 casualties. Some minor corner wear, otherwise in very good condition. Many thanks to Mark for the location correction.
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3.00 GBP
Large In Memoriam Composite Photograph for HMS Hermione, sunk in action by Axis Dive Bombers in the Mediterranean 14th June 1942
A Large In Memoriam Composite Photograph for HMS Hermione, sunk in action in the Mediterranean 16th June 1942, torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U. 205.
29.5cm by 18cm (11.5 inches by 7.1 inches) original memorial image printed on contemporary photographic paper by J. Abrahams of Plymouth. It includes the roll of officers and men who were killed, died from wounds, or we... read more
Tragic WW1 Northumberland Fusiliers Casualty Family Group - Two Brothers both KIA in 1916 in F&F, Elliot Family from Blyth
Medals in NEF condition on original ribbons, as follows:
1914-15 Trio correctly impressed:
10108 Pte A.J. Elliot, North'd Fus (Cpl on BWM/VM)
With original forwarding slip for BWM
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BWM/VM Pair correctly impressed:
7-3658 Pte A.S. Elliot North'd Fus ('Elliott' on VM).
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Boer War - QSA to 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers - Died Capetown November 1899 - Whitmore
Queens South Africa Medal with single clasp Cape Colony, correctly impressed:
"2053 Pte J. Whitmore, North'd Fus"
Private Whitmore is recorded as dying from disease at Woodstock, Cape Town on the 28th November 1899 ("In Memorium" by S. Watt and also on the site www.Angloboerwar.com ). Served with 1st Battalion. Commemorated in St George's Gazette of 30th June 190... read more