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 British Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Slip-On Shoulder Title Patches

cWWII R.A.S.C. slip-on shoulder tab badges. VGC.  read more

Code: 406

Pre 2007 The Devonshire & Dorset Regiment Waist Belt Clasp (WBC)

The Devon & Dorset (D&D) Regimental belt buckle. In unissued condition. A bright gilt alloy finish. Superb.

The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (11th, 39th and 54th), usually just known as the Devon and Dorsets, was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1958 by the amalgamation of two county Regiments, the Devonshire Regiment and the Dorset Regiment. In 2007 it was it...  read more

Code: 405

Post 1920 The Welch Regiment Bi-Metal Cap Badge

The Welch Regt Other Ranks bi-metal cap badge on slider. VGC.

The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch", an archaic spelling of "Welsh") was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot and 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of...  read more

Code: 404

Royal Welsh / Welch Fusiliers (RWF) Brass Shoulder Title Badge

R.W.F. brass shoulder title on lugs.

The Royal Welch Fusiliers (Welsh: Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig) was a line Infantry Regiment of the British Army, and part of the Prince of Wales's Division, that was founded in 1689; shortly after the Glorious Revolution. In 1702, it was designated a Fusilier Regiment and became the Welch Regiment of Fusiliers; the prefix "Royal" was added in...  read more

Code: 403

c1994-07 Other Ranks (ORs) Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW) Waist Belt Clasp Buckle

R.G.B.W. a lovely gilding metal, short lived scarce belt buckle for ORs. Worn on the Universal Pattern white plastic belt. VGC.

Dims: 65x100mm.

The Regiment was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire).

It was the only regiment in the British Army whose me...  read more

Code: 402

c1990-94 Gloucestershire Regiment Other Ranks' (ORs) Brass Waist Belt Clasp Buckle

Excellent, scarce and short lived Glosters Battalion brass Other Ranks belt locket clasp, worn with the Universal Pattern white plastic belt on the No2 Dress Uniform. VGC.

Dims: 65x100mm.

The Regiment narrowly avoided amalgamation with the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1970, and it celebrated its tercentenary in early March 1994; 300 years since the raising of Gibso...  read more

Code: 401

cWW1 Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Other Ranks' Brass Cap Badge

Great War period R.F.C. brass ORs' cap badge on lugs. Near, VGC.

Embodied 1912. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force. During the early part of the war, the RFC supported the British Army by artillery co-operation and photo...  read more

Code: 399

c1948-68 Wessex Brigade Silver Officer & Warrant Officer's Back Cap Badge

Scarce, Wessex Bde period back badge for Patrol Blues / No1 Dress uniform, worn by a Gloucestershire Regiment Offr whilst serving in the Bde. Silver plate on long blades. VGC.

Dia: 21mm.

The Wessex Brigade was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1948 to 1968. The Brigade administered the regular infantry regiments of the Wessex area of south and s...  read more

Code: 400

Post 1952 Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Blazer Badge Patch

Nice vintage, R.O.C. blazer badge. Removed from jacket. GC.

The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defence organisation intended for the visual detection, identification, tracking and reporting of aircraft over Great Britain. It operated in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down (ROC headquarters ...  read more

Code: 398