cWW2 Southern Command Woven Cloth Royal Artillery (RA) Formation Sign

S. Comd R.A. embroidered patch. VGC. WWII era.  read more

Code: 186

c1942 - 45 Anti-Aircraft Command Printed Formation Sign Badge Patch Cpl & Overseas Stripes

cWW2, AA Comd 2nd Pattern being the bow 'recurved' and was adopted after October 1942. Royal Artillery, ATS etc personnel. Corporal stripes and embroidered 5 years overseas stripes removed from Battle Dress. GC.  read more

Code: 2339

1950s Royal Signals Shoulder Title 56th Armoured Division Printed Formation Sign Badge on BD

2nd pattern 56th Armd London Div. The black cat emblem replaced the blue sign helmet emblem around 1951. With a R.Sigs embroidered shoulder title both on Battle Dress material. VGC.


The badge depicts Dick Whittington's cat, appropriate for a London Division. Additionally the emblem has the welcome association with the image of the traditional lucky black cat. The badge...  read more

Code: 2323

Rugby Union 'Colours' Sports Official cWW2 HQ 21st Army Group Cloth Formation Sign Patch

Scarce sports badge, c1943-45, 21st Army Gp, later BAOR badge for a player or an official in the 'Rugby Union' sport.

Likely worn by an Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) Instructor/Member/Official/ Referee/Corps Player, on his blazer, tracksuit, rugby top.  read more

Code: 102

cWW1 17th (Northern) Division Cloth Formation Sign Badge.

Great War 17th (Northern) Div WWI cloth formation sign patch.

c1914-19. Good rare red felt rectangle embroidered with white dot and dash (morse code) representing the top of the numerals 17.
Removed from uniform with service wear.

Came with an East Yorkshire (Yorks) brass shoulder title on 'electrical' round shaped loops with backing plate and an unusual cr...  read more

Code: 104

19th Infantry Brigade Group Formation Sign Badge Patch

Introduced 1958, 1st pattern (cut top) 19th Inf Bde Gp / 7th Field Force bevo woven formation sign badge. VGC.

Ref: BoBD 5010.

By autumn 1958 the Brigade appears to have been in Malta and is listed as departing that place in September. By July 1961 it is in East Africa Command and exchanges with 24 Infantry Brigade. In March 1965 Brigade HQ replaces HQ 3 Commando ...  read more

Code: 2230

cWW2 North Midland District Woven Printed Cloth Formation Badge

Great condition approved Jul 1944. NM District printed patch. Robin Hood.

Ref: BoBD 4102.  read more

Code: 178

cWW2 North Midland District Woven Cloth Formation Badge

Great condition approved Jul 1944. NM District Patch. Early construction. Robin Hood.

Ref: BoBD 4105.  read more

Code: 169

c1945 WW2 4th Infantry Division Printed Formation Sign Patch Badge

cWWII, adopted Apr 1945. 4th Inf Div badge patch. VGC.

The 4th Inf Div was a regular infantry division of the British Army with a very long history, seeing active service in the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign, the Crimean and Boer Wars and both World Wars. It was disbanded after the Second World War and reformed in the 1950s as an armoured formation before being disbanded ...  read more

Code: 2216

United Nations (UN) Cloth Arm Badge Patch Formation Sign

Military U.N. Patch made before the French bi-lingual 'Nations Unies' which was added later. Removed from uniform.  read more

Code: 2212