34th Armoured Brigade

Cloth formation sign in brabant weave. Fought in North West Europe with the 21st Army Group. Ref Cole p126  read more

Code: 53649

8th Batt. York and Lancaster Regt. WWII

Printed cloth formation sign. A rose half in white and half in red. Ref Morris Part 2 62  read more

Code: 53639

Anti-Aircraft Units Gibraltar

Woven cloth formation sign. Yellow key and AA on red background. Ref Waring 633  read more

Code: 53640

42nd East Lancashire Division

Woven on felt 1st pattern formation sign. Became the 42nd Armoured Division in 1941 keeping the same sign. Ref Morris Part 1 p19/20  read more

Code: 53630

8th Army

Unusual theatre made woven cloth formation sign. Woven cross on white linen shield. Worn by Commonwealth and Polish troops. Ref Morris Part 2 p2 no.3  read more

Code: 53631

2nd Anti-Aircraft Division

Woven cloth formation sign. The red witch symbolic of the formation's motto 'We sweep the skies'. Covered East Midlands and North East Anglia. Ref Cole p54  read more

Code: 53620

4th Anti-Aircraft Division

Printed cloth formation sign. Three buckles on a red inverted triangle. Primarily raised for defence of Birmingham but later defended Manchester and Liverpool. Ref Cole p55  read more

Code: 53612

No. 2 Area South East Asia Command

Scarce woven cloth formation sign. Formed in April 1945 as a planning staff for the reoccupation of Singapore. Black and red with 2 to centre. Ref Cole p120  read more

Code: 53601

29th Division WWI

Rare felt formation sign of the 'incomparable 29th'. Won this nickname on the bloody beaches of Gallipoli. Six VCs were won before breakfast by the 1st Lancs. Fusiliers. The landing of the Hampshires, Munsters and Dublins from the SS River Clyde to almost certain death. Fought the Gallipoli campaign then withdrew to Egypt. Went to Western Front March 1916 and fought out the war. Formed ...  read more

Code: 53593

Netherlands District

Printed cloth formation sign. Formed in 1945 to cover the liberation of Holland. Later assumed the administration and rehabilitation of the Netherlands after the German surrender. Ref Cole p111  read more

Code: 53583