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

Number 6 Commando WW2 Cloth Shoulder Title Badge

Nice 6 Cdo shoulder title in VGC. Minor glue mark to reverse.

No. 6 Commando was a battalion-sized British Army commando unit of the Second World War. Although it was raised to conduct small-scale raids and harass garrisons along the coast of German-occupied France, it was mainly employed as a highly trained infantry assault unit.

Formed in July 1940.  read more

Code: 41

16th (Lincoln) Independent Parachute Company Formation Sign 1956-64

A scarce Para patch adopted in 1956, which was designed by two of its officers and was worn until it was replaced in 1964. Facing Right, an armoured Car. Worn on the Battle Dress Uniform. Near VGC. Some writing on reverse.


Ref: BoBD 5087.  read more

Code: 35