WW2 Pair of Commando Special Forces 'Paste Backed' Cloth 'Tombstone' Version of the Combined Operations Embroidered Formation Designation Sign Flash Patch

cWWII, very near matching pair (came together) Combined Ops arm flash wartime cloth paste back badges. Near, VGC .

Designed by Lieutenant Douglas A. Grant, RNVR in 1942 and officially approved in February 1942 by Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Combined Operations Command.

The badge was awarded to Commandos, RN, Beach trained specialists and other Special Forces...  read more

Code: 997

c1945-52 1st Pattern British Troops in Berlin Cloth Formation Sign Badge

Woven red circle on black circular cloth patch for the overseas British troops stationed in Berlin. 1st Patt. VGC.

This formation badge was adopted shortly after the occupation of the British Zone of Berlin in 1945 by the 7th Armoured Division and attached troops for the Administrative HQ of the British sector. Legend has it that it was used to denote the city of Berlin, encircl...  read more

Code: 993

Modern Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) and Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) Riding Instructor's Spur & Farrier Trade Patches

R.H.A. Regt and H.C.R. riding Instructor's Spur worn above rank. With a Farrier horseshoe trade patch. Both badges VGC.  read more

Code: 990

cWW2 Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Air Force Large Plastic Button

Nice plastic A.T.A. button maker JAs GROVE & SONS HALESOWEN. VGC.

Dia: 21mm. Large size.  read more

Code: 118

cWW2 Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Canada National Shoulder Title

cWWII A.T.A. wire embroidered Canada Canadian shoulder title patch.  read more

Code: 239

Radnorshire West Hartlepool and Welfare Civil Defence (CD) Cloth Chest Shoulder Title Badges

'Radnorshire' and 'West Hartlepool' curved chest / breast titles, postwar. Yellow on dark blue embroidered and 'Welfare' cWW2 shoulder title Civil Defence patches. Note there is a cut in the Welfare (see pic). Removed from Battle Dress. GC.  read more

Code: 989

RAF 11th Bomber Squadron Large Locally Made Silver Sweetheart Badge

Large excellent quality locally produced silver (no markings) sweetheart type badge to XI Bomber Sqn Royal Air Force cWW2 period. Hinged pin is missing the catch. Hand-made crafted from a piece of silver and engraved exceptionally well.

R.A.F. 11th Bomber Sqn formed Netheravon. 1915.
1943 - Hurricane Ground Attack aircraft in Burma in support of XIV Army.
Disbande...  read more

Code: 18

cWW2 Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Pilot's Wings

cWWII, very nice A.T.A. pilot's wings. The scarcer type woven, normally worn on the Flyer's Battle Dress.  read more

Code: 32

cWW1 Scottish 6th Territorial Battalion Royal Highlanders Black Watch Shoulder Title

A fine scarce brass Territorial shoulder title to the 6th Battalion, Black Watch Royal highlanders. Three loops to the reverse. VGC. 1908-21.

6th Perthshire Bn, HQ at Perth Scotland. Landed France 2 May 1915. Amalgamated with 7th Battalion in 1921.

Ref: Westlake 1168



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Code: 86

cWW2 Period RAF Officer’s Middle East Far East Pagri Ribbon Badge.

Non synthetic early silk ribbon woven red light blue and dark blue RAF colours foreign service helmet pagri flash.

Approx 4" folded to 3 1/2" (70 mm in length). Worn vertically on the left side of the drab or white Wolseley helmet or slouch hat. An earlier example harder to find these days.

Reference:
Imperial War Museum
https://www.iwm.org.uk/colle...  read more

Code: 94