124th Light Anti-Aircraft RA

Scarce woven cloth formation sign. Blue saltire on red felt backing. Went to Normandy in August 1944 as part of the 75th AA Brigade. Took over AA defence for Caen area and later the Ostend and Scheldt Estuary  read more

Code: 54139

31st Division WWI

Scarce brass and enamel battle badge with pin fixing to reverse. Division of Yorkshire and Lancashire troops. Badge contains the 2 roses representing the Houses of York and Lancaster and was adopted 1917. Served in Egypt 1915-16 and then on the Western Front until the end of the war. Worn with pride below the battalion patch on the right arm. Made up from Pals and City battalions. Reinf...  read more

Code: 54146

Volunteer Artillery

White metal grenade. Larger than usual with 4 blade fixings to reverse. Probably for a pouch. Unusual  read more

Code: 54143

20th Indian Division

Woven cloth formation sign on a nice slipover. Fought at the battle of Imphal, Southern and Central Burma. At the end of the war reoccupied French Indochina. A tulwar on black was the sign. Ref Morris Book 1 p76  read more

Code: 54144

Gloucestershire Regt.

All brass back badge with 2 loops to reverse. Worn on the blue cloth helmet. Very old replacement loops that have replaced a slide  read more

Code: 54138

North Kent and Surrey District

Printed cloth formation sign. Adopted in 1941. Washed example  read more

Code: 54140

5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards

Bi-metal shoulder title with 2 loops to reverse. Windows and door closed type. Ref Westlake 63  read more

Code: 54147

18th CEF K/C

Officer's bronze collar badge with 2 loops to reverse. Recruited in Western Ontario. Fought on the Western Front. Ref Cox 472 for cap badge  read more

Code: 54142

St. Paul's Watch

Blackened white metal lapel badge with buttonhole fixing to reverse. A rare badge to a voluntary unit formed in June 1915 to protect the cathedral from bombing raids. It numbered 260 men. Reraised in 1939 to do the same thing. Trained to deal with fires, incendiaries and gas attacks these volunteers protected the cathedral during the Blitz of Autumn 1940 to Spring 1941. Disbanded in 1945  read more

Code: 54136

Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) QVC

NCOs bullion arm badge. Unauthorised but worn, see Lineker and Dine p31-32. Ex Wally Lambert collection  read more

Code: 54137