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

Royal Fusiliers (City of London) cWW1 Slip-On Shoulder Title Slide Cloth

RRF Great War Period slip-on. VGC.

The regiment served in many wars and conflicts throughout its long existence, including the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War. In 1968, the regiment was amalgamated with the other regiments of the Fusilier Brigade – the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Lancashire Fusiliers – to...  read more

Code: 78

c1949 Parachute Regiment Shoulder Title.

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

Code: 79

15th King's Hussars Officer Service Dress (OSD) Cap Badge c1902-22

Very nice 15th O.S.D. khaki forage cap badge on blades. MEREBIMUR motto latin 'we shall be worthy'. VGC

Dims: 41x30mm.

The 15th The King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. First raised in 1759, it saw service over two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated with the 19th Royal Hussars into the 15th/19th The King's Roya...  read more

Code: 77

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

Brighton College Officer Training Corps (OTC) Shoulder

Brighton College, Sussex O.T.C. brass shoulder title with 4 x lugs and backing plate.






12f  read more

Code: 73

cWW2 Glider Pilot Regiment Firmin Other Ranks Cap Badge

Scarce maker marked FIRMIN ORs white metal cap badge. c1942 - 1952. VGC.

The Glider Pilot Regiment was a British Airborne Forces unit of the Second World War, which was responsible for crewing the British Army's military gliders and saw action in the European theatre in support of Allied airborne operations. Established during the war in 1942, the regiment was disbanded in 1957.  read more

Code: 72

cWW1 Suffolk Regiment Slip-On Shoulder Title Badge

VGC period Great War slip-on.

The 1st Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 84th Brigade in the 28th Division in January 1915 for service on the Western Front and then transferred to Egypt on 24 October 1915. It suffered some 400 casualties at the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915.

The 2nd Battalion landed at landed at Le Havre as part of the 14th Brigade i...  read more

Code: 71

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