cWW1 Princess Mary Christmas 1915 Gift Fund Card

WWI, Princess Mary Xmas 1915 gift fund card. The front with Princess Mary's Cypher, the inner card inscribed: 'With Best Wishes for a Victorious New Year. From The Princess Mary and Friends at Home'. Good condition.

Given by Princess Mary as a gift to the Soldiers and Sailors fighting for King and Country, Christmas 1914.

Also see tin and lighter for sale.  read more

Code: 1561

Official 'Argus' 14 Int Coy Wall Plaque

PRI Regimental official wall plaque to 14 Intelligence Company. GC some light scratches.

14 Field Security and Intelligence Company, was a unit of the British Army's Intelligence Corps which conducted covert operations in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. It conducted undercover surveillance operations against suspected members of Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramili...  read more

Code: 1539

cWW1 Military Police (MP) Cap Badge

cWWI M.P. brass other ranks cap badge GV Cypher. VGC.


During the First World War the Military Police grew from 508 all ranks to over 25,000 all ranks by the end of the War.3 During the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915 the Military Police served the Army as a whole, rather than individual units.

On 27 February 1926 the Corps of Military Police was for...  read more

Code: 1591

cWW2 Indian Military Academy (IMA) Pair of Cast Brass Shoulder Title Badges

c1932 - 49 'I.M.A.' Shoulder titles, pr of cast brass titles with white metal stars on top. Loops. GC.

The Government of India transferred the former property of the Railway Staff College of the Indian Railways, with its 206-acre campus and associated infrastructure, to the Indian Military Academy. Brigadier L.P. Collins was appointed the first Commandant and the first batch of 4...  read more

Code: 1590

cWW2 era British Pilotage Service Merchant Navy Cap Badge

cWWII, 3rd Pattern Cap Badge as worn UK wide as the British Standard Pilotage Service Cap Badge. Removed from cap. GC.

This badge was a compromise for the "Bullion Boys". It saw the re-introduction of the bullion wreath taken from the Victorian 1st Pattern badge and combined it with the harder wearing enamel flag of the 2nd pattern gilt badge.  read more

Code: 1589

cWW2 46 Royal Marine (RM) Commando Paste Backed Shoulder Title Patch Badge

cWWII, late war paste back 46 Cdo shoulder title. VGC


46 Royal Marine Commando was formed at Dorchester in August 1943 with personnel from 9 Royal Marine Infantry Battalion. The Commando was assigned to 4 Special Service Brigade in September 1943 with 41 and 47 RM Commando and 10 (Inter–Allied) Army Commando. 46 RM Commando moved to Troon and Irvine for training prior to ...  read more

Code: 1588

Post 1952 Gaunt Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) Officer Sil Plate and Gilt Cap Badge

Q.A.R.A.N.C. Vintage, silver plate and gilt Officer's cap badge on lugs. Queen's Crown ERII. Maker Marked 'JR GAUNT LONDON'. GC.

In 1949, the QAIMNS became a corps in the British Army and was renamed as the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. Since 1950 the organisation has trained nurses, and in 1992 men were allowed to join.

The associated Queen Alexandr...  read more

Code: 1585

c2000s Bi-Metal PRI Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) Cap Badge

Bought in the early 2000s Q.A.R.A.N.C. Presidential Regimental Institute (P.R.I.) bi-metal cap badge. VGC  read more

Code: 941

Post 1953 Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) Other Ranks Bi-Metal Cap Badge

Q.A.R.A.N.C. bi-metal OR's cap badge. An early post 1953 period 'Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps bi-metal cap badge', Queen Elizabeth crowned wreath bearing "Sub Cruce Candida" (Under the White Cross) scrolls, the Dannebrog lettered "A" for Alexandra to the centre "Q.A.R.A.N.C" title below. VG condition.  read more

Code: 926

cWW2 Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) Officer Service Dress (OSD) Pair of Collar Badges

cWWII A.T.S Offr bronzed collar pair. GC.

Formed in 1938, the Auxiliary Territorial Service tasked women with a range of vital roles during the Second World War. It was disbanded in 1949, when the remainder of its troops transferred to the newly formed Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC).  read more

Code: 1584