48th South Midland Division

Woven cloth 1st pattern formation sign. Blue macaw set on red diamond on blue circle still on the original card. From the Grace Gibson collection. Ref Morris Part 1 p22  read more

Code: 53009

Lahore District L of C India

Woven cloth formation sign sewn onto plate with 2 loops for fixing to shirt or uniform or possibly for slouch hat. Old pattern cannon represents the gun Zam-Zammah from Kipling's Kim. Ref Cole p118  read more

Code: 52992

72nd British Brigade Group

Rare officer's woven cloth and bullion formation sign. An all British Infantry Brigade raised for internal security in India. Worn 1946-47 only. Ref Bosleys Nov 2003  read more

Code: 52967

Gloucestershire Hussars

Woven felt formation sign. Armoured regiment, part of the 22nd Armoured Brigade. Took part in key battles of Operation Crusader in WWII  read more

Code: 52961

56th Independent Infantry Brigade

Woven cloth formation sign cut to shape as was common practice. Part of the 21st Army Group landing in Normandy on D Day. Later served with 1st Canadian Army and 49th and 51st Divisions. Part of BAOR  read more

Code: 52952

Dept. of Railways Assam / Bengal District WWII

Very scarce Indian unit woven cloth formation sign. Green over red with a white R. Ref Morris Part 1 p91  read more

Code: 52939

30th Division WWI

Woven cloth formation sign. White crest of Lord Derby on black disc. Landed in France 1915. Fought on the Somme, Arras and Kemmel. By May 1918 it was decimated. Reconstituted in July 1918. Remained until the end of the war. Ref Morris Formation Signs WWI p17  read more

Code: 52916

19th General Hospital RAMC

Woven cloth formation sign. Ref Morris Part 2 p65 no.54  read more

Code: 52919

Green Howards

Woven felt combination formation sign. Green rectangle with vertical white stripe in the middle and 2 red infantry stripes below all on tropical shirt type material. Locally made  read more

Code: 52908

8th Army

Woven cloth formation sign of the slipover type  read more

Code: 52907