cWW2 British Parachute Qualification Wings

Rare cWWII un-cut 'paste back' Para wings. VGC.


The first operation by the Parachute Regiment was Operation Biting in February 1942. The Parachute Regiment was formed on 22 June 1940 during the Second World War and eventually raised 17 battalions. In Europe, these battalions formed part of the 1st Airborne Division, the 6th Airborne Division and the 2nd Independent Parach...  read more

Code: 82

c1949 Parachute Regiment Shoulder Title.

Good scarce light blue serif letters embroidered on maroon.  read more

Code: 79

Rhodesian War Period Silver Marked Officer Pattern Grey Scouts Cap Badge

Manufactured by Werner Reuteler of Reuteler Manufacturing Company, Salisbury, Rhodesia. Silver Offr Pattern Cap Badge. Loops. VGC.

Grey's Scouts were a Rhodesian mounted infantry unit raised in July 1975 and named after George Grey, a British Soldier and Governor. Based in Salisbury (now Harare) it patrolled Rhodesia's borders during the Rhodesian Bush War, and then became a reg...  read more

Code: 75

Rare 'Wrong Side Para Door' Air Despatch Group Formation Sign c1944 Patch

Great condition 'clipped tail' Dakota version associated with cWW2 era. Scarcer version, as the Parachutist door is on the wrong side (should be on the port side only). Facing right. See facing left also for sale.

In the European Theatre, the Air despatch companies were formed within the British Army's Royal Army Service Corps in March 1944. This was in preparation for the upcom...  read more

Code: 74

Air Despatch Group c1944 Dakota Formation Sign Patch

Great condition clipped tail version associated with cWW2 era.

In the European Theatre, the Air despatch companies were formed within the British Army's Royal Army Service Corps in March 1944. This was in preparation for the upcoming D day landings and subsequent re-invasion of the European continent. These companies saw extensive action in Operation Market Garden, the largest a...  read more

Code: 69

Royal Air Force (RAF) Parachute Jump Instructor (PJI) Wing c1945-50s

The half wing brevet depicted, was authorised for wear in 1945. This is an early construction wing 1945-50s. GC.

PJIs work at the Aerial Delivery Wing. No.1 Parachute Training School (No.1 PTS) was adopted on 27 July 1944. In 2009, the School was renamed the Airborne Delivery Wing.  read more

Code: 70

WW2 R Force Badge c1944-45 Special Forces

Nice R Force patch for Battle Dress.

R Force was a British deception force during World War II that consisted of armoured vehicles, field engineers and a wireless unit. During Operation Fortitude it attempted to exaggerate the strength of Allied forces in Britain, and deceive German intelligence about Allied intentions. Later it performed a similar role during the fighting in We...  read more

Code: 66

WWII Number 1. Commando Shoulder Title Patch Badge c1940-47

No1. Cdo title in good condition. WW2.

The No. 1 Commando was a unit of the British Commandos and part of the British Army during the Second World War. It was raised in 1940 from the ranks of the existing independent companies. Operationally they carried out a series of small scale cross channel raids and spearheaded the Operation Torch landings in North Africa. They were then s...  read more

Code: 65

c1943 Wartime 'Type 1' Canadian Parachute Wings WW2

Removed from Uniform Type 1 Mid-War Canadian Para Wings. GC. c1943.  read more

Code: 60

c1943-45 Chindits Special Forces Cloth Shoulder Title

Chindits Shoulder title. GC.

The Chindits, officially known as Long Range Penetration Groups, were Special Operations Units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. Brigadier Orde Wingate formed them for long-range penetration Operations against the Imperial Japanese Army, especially attacking lines of communicatio...  read more

Code: 56