c1942-47, WW2 The 23rd Indian Infantry Division Formation Sign Badge Patch

cWWII, 23rd Indian Inf Div badge of a fighting cock. It was designed to be symbolic to both British and Indian Troops without alienating Hindu of Muslim Troops. Superb condition.

The 23rd Infantry Division is an infantry division of the Indian Army. It was raised as a part of the Indian Army during World War II. It fought in the Burma Campaign and the Battle of Surabaya during t...  read more

Code: 2027

Cold War Era British Royal Air Force (RAF) Pilot Qualification Wing Badge

R.A.F. Pilot's wings padded. VGC.  read more

Code: 2026

c1918, WWI Royal Air Force Pilot Qualification Cloth Wing Badge Patch

cWW1, 1918 Pattern excellent early R.A.F. Pilot's wing. VGC.

The RAF was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918 through the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers in 1918, the RAF emerged as the largest air force in the world. Since its formation, the RAF has play...  read more

Code: 2025

c1918, WWI Royal Air Force Pilot Qualification Cloth Wing Badge Patch

cWW1, 1918 Pattern exceptional early R.A.F. Pilot's wing. Poppers to reverse. VGC.

The RAF was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918 through the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers in 1918, the RAF emerged as the largest air force in the world. Since its format...  read more

Code: 2024

c1918, WWI Royal Air Force Pilot Qualification Cloth Wing Badge Patch

cWW1, 1918 Pattern very nice early R.A.F. Pilot's wing. Removed from uniform some service wear.

The RAF was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918 through the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers in 1918, the RAF emerged as the largest air force in the world. Sinc...  read more

Code: 2023

cWW1 Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Pilot Wing Cloth Badge Attached To Uniform

cWWI, R.F.C. Pilot's woven wing, still attached to Service Dress tunic material. Red Crown. GC.

The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force. During the early part of the war, the RFC supported the British Army by artillery co-oper...  read more

Code: 2022

cWW2 The 7th Indian Infantry Division Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch

cWWII, British 7th Indian Inf Div badge with hooks to reverse. Good Service used condition. This circular black cloth patch features a gold arrow embroidered on it. The 7th Indian Infantry Division was nicknamed the "Golden Arrow" Division.

The division was created on 1 October 1940 at Attock, under the command of Major General Arthur Wakely. Its formation sign was an arrow, poin...  read more

Code: 2021

c1942-46 WW2, XV / 15th Indian Corps Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch

cWWII, British Indian Army formation badge for the XV Indian Corps. The badge is a rectangular red cloth patch featuring three black embroidered Roman numeral "V"s arranged in a triangle. The three "V"s symbolize the number fifteen ("XV") to represent the XV Corps, which was active between 1942 and 1946. This corps served in the Burma Campaign as part of the Fourteenth Army.  read more

Code: 2020

WW2 Printed No 5 Commando Shoulder Title Badge

No. 5 Cdo printed 'Calico Printers' shoulder title, wartime economy. Unfortunately, the top has been torn and cut down, which could be folded over. Otherwise, VGC.

No. 5 Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War.

Formed in July 1940, the unit took part in a couple of small-scale raids in France in 1941 and contrib...  read more

Code: 539

c1940-45 WW2 British IV 4th Corps Printed Formation Sign Patch Badge

cWWII, 4th Corps printed Formation Sign mounted as per India Burma Campaign. Elephant facing left. Some Service wear.

Ref: BoBD Mills 1014. p.184.

History
Norway
The Corps was reformed in Alresford in Hampshire in February 1940 in anticipation of operations in Norway, or perhaps Finland (part of a projected intervention in the Russo-Finnish Winter ...  read more

Code: 2019