c1943-44 Beach Signals Cloth Shoulder Title Badge

WWII Beach Sigs shoulder title patch. removed from uniform. GC.

During the Second World War, the Allies realised the need for the landing zone of an amphibious assault to be organised for the efficient passage of follow on forces. The British formed such units from all three services – the Royal Navy (Commandos), British Army and the Royal Air Force, with the Army component comp...  read more

Code: 333

cWW2 Royal Corps of Signals (RCOS) 44th Indian Airborne Division Cast Cap Badge & Shoulder Title

c1945 attributed R.C.O.S. 'Airborne' cap badge cast made India maker marked 'T L SHARMA & Co ALIGARH U P' (Uttar Pradesh). GC.

With a locally cast R. Signals shoulder title. VGC.

Ref: Lock. British Airborne Insignia P113.  read more

Code: 321

c1973-80 Rhodesian Bush War Selous Scouts Lieutenant (Lt) Cloth Shoulder Title Slip-On Rank Slide Tab Badge

Nice scarce, Selous Scouts Lt Special Forces (SF) rank slide. Glue to reverse (removed from album). GC.

The Selous Scouts /səˈluː/ was a special forces unit of the Rhodesian Army that operated during the Rhodesian Bush War from 1973 until the reconstitution of the country as Zimbabwe in 1980. It was mainly responsible for infiltrating the black majority population of Rhodesia an...  read more

Code: 320

c2014-21 2nd Pattern Subdued Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) Drop Zone (DZ) Flash Badge

Scarce 2nd (subdued version) Pattern worn 2014- 2021. Smaller size patch, representing the Joint Service (Combined Operations) Unit's DZ work for PJIs and AD crews.

A Small Unit specialising in trials for Parachuting; Helicopter abseiling courses; Aerial Delivery / Air Despatch etc. Based in RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.  read more

Code: 306

c1946 - 50s Early Belgium Commando Training Centre Arm Cloth Badge

Armée Belge Insigne tissus Ecole / Centre d'Instruction Commando. Belgique Cdo Trg Centre, established early post war at Marches les Dames. Removed from Battle Dress, some damage.  read more

Code: 257

c1940-42 No. 12 Commando Cloth Shoulder Title Badge

Rare, WW2 Number 12 Cdo early pattern st. Removed from uniform, used and nicely worn condition.

Ref: BoBD 2046.

No. 12 Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in 1940 in Northern Ireland, they carried out a number of small-scale raids in Norway and France between 1941 and 1943 before being disbanded and ...  read more

Code: 227

c2007-13 First Pattern Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) Drop Zone (DZ) Flash Badge

Scarce 1st Pattern worn 2007- 2013. It replaced the The Joint Air Transport Establishment (JATE) patch. Large size patch, representing the Unit's DZ work for PJIs and AD crews.

A Small Unit specialising in trials for Parachuting; Helicopter abseiling courses; Aerial Delivery / Air Despatch etc. Based in RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.  read more

Code: 222

cWW2 First Commando Brigade Cloth Shoulder Title Badge

Scarce, concave royal blue cloth shoulder title patch with 'FIRST COMMANDO BRIGADE' embroidered in red coloured lettering on the front face. A minor moth hole to edge and some minor small nips - see pics. GC.

An unofficial shoulder title. The name 1st Cdo Bde was approved on 4 Dec 1944.

Ref: BoBD 2110.  read more

Code: 185

cWW2 Combined Operations Cloth Embroidered Formation Sign

cWWII Combined Ops 'cut-down' tombstone shaped removed from Battle Dress patch.  read more

Code: 176

c1980s 6 Field Force Headquarters Printed Cloth Formation Sign Badge

6 Field Force printed yellow Pegasus on blue Background Cloth Formation Sign patch. Facing right as worn by HQ Personnel. Removed from uniform neatly.

6 Field Force was formed on 1 April 1977 in Aldershot on the re-designation of 16 Parachute Brigade to provide the United Kingdom Mobile Force (UKMF) role previously held by 3 Division which had been moved to Germany to become an ...  read more

Code: 171