Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers K/C
Very scarce 1st type brass 'Quetta' cap badge with slide to reverse. Worn October 1942 until February 1943. Made in India by Quetta based unit who wrongly interpreted telegraphic description of the new badge read more
6th / 70th Division
Woven cloth formation sign of the slipover type. Fought in the Western Desert as 6th Division then in 1941 when fighting with the Australians at Tobruk 'became' the 70th Infantry Division in an attempt to fool the Germans. When too far east and became part of the Chindits. Ref Cole p37 read more
Non-Combatant Corps
Woven cloth shoulder title of the slipover type. Worn July 1939 to April 1940 read more
Royal Leicestershire Regt. post 1946
Pair of brass shoulder titles each with 2 loops to reverse and backing plates. Quite scarce in brass. Ref Westlake 910 read more
1st Special Service Force
Scarce woven on felt formation sign. Comprised half Americans and half Canadians. Took La Difensa in Italy within 2 hours after a two night climb. The Germans considered it unassailable. Saw much heavy fighting in Italy and France. Formed 1942 and disbanded in 1944. Ref Allied Special Forces 1939-48 P Taylor p198 read more
47th London Division WWI
Woven cloth formation sign. White star on black with blue border. 2nd London T.F. Division went to France in 1915. Blue border was used by divisional HQ. Different coloured borders were used by brigades of the division. Ref Morris WWI Formation Signs read more
33rd Batt. Machine Gun Corps K/C
Very scarce bandsman's brass arm badge with 2 loops to reverse on original blue cloth backing. Formed 1918 read more
Royal Ulster Rifles QVC
Blackened brass field service cap badge with 2 loops to reverse read more
70.00 GBP