cWW2, Combined Operations 'Economy' Tombstone Patch Badge

cWWII, Royal Navy Combined Operations arm badge.
Economy (bullion replacement) yellow embroidered. Paste / glue backed. Removed from Battle Dress. Facing left. VGC.

The design features an eagle (representing the Royal Air Force), a Thompson submachine gun (representing the British Army), and an anchor (representing the Royal Navy).

It was worn by various un...  read more

Code: 1918

c1974 D-Day Combined Operations 1st Special Service (SS) Brigade Commando Commemorative Metal & Enamel Pin Badge

1st British S.S. Bde Cdo D Day 6 Jun 1944 'United We Conquer' French made commemorative (30 Years) Combined ops metal and enamel badge.
Maker marked 'Arthus Betrand of Paris', France. VGC.

Size: 65x61mm.

Info: Issued in 1974, it exists in 3 variations:

Blue - 1000 made for sale to collectors, attendees etc.
Green - 250 made for f...  read more

Code: 1917

c2003 Shrewsbury School Shropshire Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Beret (Light Infantry) Cloth Badge and Shoulder Title

Shrewsbury Sch Shropshire C.C.F. beret badge LI affiliation and cloth shoulder title. VGC.

Shrewsbury School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury.

Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, to replace the town's Saxon collegiate foundations which were disestablished in the sixteenth century, Shrewsbury S...  read more

Code: 668

WW2 Printed Combined Operations Pair of Formation Sign Badges

Scarce, Combined Ops pair of printed 'tombstone style' unissued Formation Sign patches for Battle Dress. cWWII. VGC.

Designed by Lieutenant D.A. Grant RNVR of HMS Tormentor in 1940. Worn by Commandos, RN etc.  read more

Code: 1161

cWW2 American Version Combined Operations Formation Sign Patch.

British made wartime American Pattern Combined Ops badge. Removed from Battle Dress. GC.

Combined Operations Headquarters was a department of the British War Office set up during Second World War to harass the Germans on the European continent by means of raids carried out by use of combined naval and army forces in the main Commandos.  read more

Code: 68

cWW1, 1916-18 All Brass Economy 3rd (Prince of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards Cap Badge

Rare, cWWI all brass, 3rd DG all brass economy cap badge. 3 Lugs to reverse. Near, VGC.

Ref: KK 739.  read more

Code: 1914

cWW1 Gloucestershire Regiment Discharge Certificate Pte James Tewkesbury

cWWI, discharge cert to 9439 Private Alfred Thomas James Glosters. Enlisted Tewkesbury, Nr Gloucester 1910. Discharged Dec 1915 due to 'no longer physically fit for Service', wounded overseas.

Worth further research.

Code 12f  read more

Code: 1915

c2002-07 Officer's 2nd Pattern Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW) Collar Badges by Firmin

Lovely R.G.B.W. short lived 2nd and last Patt Offr pair of collars, silver and gilt washed with red felt backing cloth. On pins attachment maker marked FIRMIN. VGC.

On 16 December 2004, the Ministry of Defence announced a reorganisation of the Infantry Regiments. In preparation for this, the regiment was moved from the Prince of Wales' Division to the Light Division and renamed ...  read more

Code: 407

cWW2 German Navy Kriegsmarine Officer’s Bullion Breast Eagle Badge

cWWII, Third Reich Kriegsmarine Naval Officer’s bullion breast eagle, constructed with gold bullion thread on dark blue woollen backing. Removed from uniform. GC.  read more

Code: 1742

cWW2 German Luftwaffe Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Signals Radio Operator Trade Badge Patch

cWWII. Luftwaffe SNCO's Sigs Radio Op specialist cloth patch worn by radio operators in the German Air Force during the Second World War. GC used.

Design: Features embroidered silver-grey lightning bolts on a circular, Luftwaffe blue-grey wool backing.
Rank Indicator: The twisted silver-grey cord trim around the edge typically indicates it was worn by a Non-Commissioned...  read more

Code: 1765