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

cWW2 Automobile Association (AA) Cloth Home Guard (HG) Arm Patch Shoulder Title WW1 Medal Ribbons & Mufti / Sweetheart Badge

cWWII A.A. arm badge as worn by HG pers; woven shoulder title; WWI trio of war medal ribbons with World War Two Defence pin bar. Patches removed from Battle Dress tunic, good condition.

Ref: The Armourer. Issue 19. Jan/Feb 1997.  read more

Code: 757

c1953-59 Border Regiment White Metal Cap Badge Other Ranks Gaunt

The Border Regiment, 15 Battle Honours 1953-1959 with Queen Elizabeth's Crown. White Metal Other Ranks' metal cap badge. Maker marked JR GAUNT LONDON. VGC.

The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Fo...  read more

Code: 661

cWW2 King's (Liverpool) Regimental Flash Pagri / Arm Designation Chindits

Maroon and blue, non synthetic material.

The 1st Battalion was in India and Burma for the duration of WW2 and became part of the Chindits - Pagri flashes - worn on the slouch hat or sun helmet.

The 5th and 9th Battalions also, wore them as arm flashes while serving with the 55th Division, the 5th wearing them horizontally and the 9th vertically.

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Code: 97

cWW1 Gilt Staff Officer Buttons Different Sizes GV Cypher Great War

cWWI, gilt staff Officer buttons King George the Fifth Cypher (1910-35). Dia: 22mm, 19mm and 17mm. All maker marked 'FAST SHANK'. VGC.  read more

Code: 987

Tynemouth and Welfare Civil Defence (CD) cloth Badges

'Tynemouth' curved chest / breast title, postwar. Yellow on dark blue embroidered and 'Welfare' cWW2 shoulder title Civil Defence patches. Removed from Battle Dress. GC.

Tynemouth (/ˈtaɪnmaʊθ/) is a coastal town in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is located on the north side of the mouth of the River Tyne, hence its name.  read more

Code: 986

c1905-53 The Border Regiment Other Ranks White Metal Cap Badge

The Border Regt Other Ranks White Metal Cap Badge this pattern sealed in July 1905 and worn until 1953. Missing the red felt backing that shoulder be inserted in behind the brass retaining strip. VGC.

Ref: KK645.  read more

Code: 985

c1965-72 Rhodesian Light (RLI) Infantry Anodised Aluminium Collar Badge

A good scarce ano staybrite R.L.I. Queen's Crown collar worn circa 1965-72. Two loops North/South to the reverse.

The 1st Battalion, Rhodesian Light Infantry (1RLI), commonly The Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI), was a regiment formed in 1961 at Brady Barracks (Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia) as a light infantry unit within the army of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Barely ...  read more

Code: 983

cWW1 South African Army 2nd South African Infantry Forces Division Africa Natal & OFS Collar Badge

cWWI 2nd South African Infantry Regiment (2 SAI) was an infantry regiment of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Collar badge. Lugs. VGC.

The infantry regiments were raised with men from the four provinces of the Union: the 2nd Regiment troops were from Natal and Orange Free State. Many volunteers were from the Kaffrarian Rifles. Most of th...  read more

Code: 982

South Wales District (Western Command) Cloth Printed Formation Sign Badge

South Wales District (Western Command) printed cloth Formation Sign patch flash. Adopted 1944. GC.  read more

Code: 981