British Red Cross Society (BRCS) County of Fife Scottish Shoulder Title Badge

B.R.C.S. County of Fife, Scotland, small brass shoulder title badge. GC.  read more

Code: 820

cWW2 Printed Home Guard West Riding '62' (62nd Bn Rotherham) Number Unit Designation Patch and Shoulder Title Badges

cWWII printed 62nd Bn Rotherham South Yorkshire combined designation with shoulder title. Removed from Battle Dress. GC.

This Battalion was commanded by Lt Col F.P. Coates  read more

Code: 772

cWW2 Printed Home Guard Surrey '55' (55th Bn Sutton and Cheam) Number Unit Designation Patch Badges

55th Surrey (Sutton & Cheam) Battalion

cWWII H.G. number '55' and 'SY' (Surrey). Both used, connected and removed from Battle Dress Tunic.

Formed in May 1940 from the LDV the 55th Battalion Surrey Home Guard was affiliated to the East Surrey Regiment, whose cap badge they wore.  read more

Code: 760

cWW2 Printed Home Guard Scottish Fife '9' (9th Bn Rosyth Dockyard) Numeral Unit Designation Patch Badges

cWWII H.G. number '9' and 'F' (Fife). Both used, connected and removed from Battle Dress Tunic.

Formed in May 1940 from the LDV the 9th Battalion Fife, Scotland Home Guard had their Headquarters in Rosyth Dockyard and was affiliated to the Black Watch Regiment, whose cap badge they wore.  read more

Code: 759

cWW2 Printed Home Guard London '23' (23rd Bn Deptford) Numeral Unit Designation Patch Badges

cWWII H.G. number '23' and 'LON' (London). Both used and removed from Battle Dress Tunic.

Formed in May 1940 from the LDV the 23rd Battalion County of London Home Guard had their Headquarters in Deptford and was affiliated to the Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment whose cap badge they wore.  read more

Code: 755

cWW2 Printed Home Guard (HG) '6' or '9' Numeral Unit Designation Patch Badge & Shoulder Title

cWWII H.G. number 6 or it can be a used as number 9 if inverted (HG used both as same pattern). With a shoulder title painted. Both used and removed from Battle Dress Tunic.  read more

Code: 754

County of Lancaster Rifle Association Team Large Wire Embroidered Blazer Patch Badge

Vintage, Lancaster, Lancashire Rifle Team shot wire blazer badge. VGC.  read more

Code: 741

Chartered Freeman of the City of Gloucester Gloucestershire Enamel Button Hole Lapel Badge

Lovely enamel Chartered Freeman of Gloucester badge. Maker 'H.W. MILLER Ltd BRANSON ST B'HAM. 18.' Comes in its vintage cardboard box. VGC.

Freeman of Gloucester Background:

A “Freeman” was a man who had certain rights and privileges within a city. In Gloucester this included:

Being able to sit on the Common Council of the City.
Preferential...  read more

Code: 369

c1952-56 West Riding of Yorkshire 35 Phase 2 Home Guard (HG) Shoulder Title Cloth Badge

Scarce hard to find, West Riding H.G. (2nd Phase) cloth 'flock' rubber backed shoulder title for Battle Dress. VGC.

New perceived threats to Britain during the ‘Cold War’ period, particularly the Berlin Blockade in 1948, added impetus to these discussions, which included the possibility of reviving the Home Guards as a defence against air landings (just as before), to help the p...  read more

Code: 332

Belgium 6th Region Army National Home Guard Pair of Collar Badges

Pr of vintage brass 6th (VI) Region Belgium / Belgique Army / Armee National Guard / Home Guard collars on lugs. Maker marked 'MCHELSEN'. VGC.  read more

Code: 287