Royal Observer Corps post 1941 Officer’s cap badge

Good scarce example of wartime pattern. Within bullion embroidered crowned laurel sprays, an applied gilt Elizabethan Coast Watcher standing on a gilt scroll inscribed “Forewarned is Forearmed”.

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Code: 65646

WW2 Home Front Girls Training Corps ( GTC ) Embroidered Cloth Unit Patch - Rare

A very rare patch, possibly worn by an officer of the unit on the dark blue jacket. White letters GTC on a black background in a red circle. The edges of this show a lot of wear / damage but a very scarce item. Circa 4.5cm in diameter. Any information welcome.

The Girls Training Corps was formed in 1942 and were a uniformed youth organisation for young girls who drilled toget...  read more

Code: 57535

WW2 Home Front - Plastic Economy Home Guard Badge- attributed

Plastic beret / breast badge with original and functional pin and fittings to reverse. Maker's name A.Stanley & Sons of Walsall and number 1-A. Nice and flat with no distortion and only minor crazing. Normally associated with the women who served in the HG.

This has some details scratched to the reverse as follows:

"Lt Col V Sorrell" and below that the number "202...  read more

Code: 65142

WW2 Home Front Free French France Libre Wings & Sword enamel pin brooch badge

Some damage to enamel on left as you look at it, otherwise in good condition with original pin and clasp fitting. Circa 3.3cm wide. Scarce.

See the latest offering from the Military Heraldry Society's Formation Sign Issue 281 March 2021 for a French NAAFI female worker wearing one of these - posing next to an accordion.

At only £17 a year for UK subscriptions, w...  read more

Code: 55366

WW2 Home Front - Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) GVI Brass Cap Badge

Die-stamped brass with original slider to the reverse. Good condition. King's Crown. Scarce.

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Code: 65656

WW1 Fairfield (Scotland) On War Service Badge

Gilt and enamel lapel badge with buttonhole fitting makers details for Dingley Birmingham and '16' a very low individual issue number to the reverse. The king's crown to the centre of a white enamelled circlet bearing the title, " On War Service Fairfield " Based on the River Clyde in Glasgow Fairfield 's were well known ship-builders.

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Code: 64371

WW2 Home Front - HG Home Guard Brass Shoulder Title

In good condition with two original loops to the reverse. Circa 30mm wide and 16mm tall. Generally the Home Guard wore cloth titles, but some units wore this title in metal.

Slightly shorter in width and different to another pattern offered as my item 63526.

Westlake No 1824 for this version.

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Code: 63912

WW2 Home Front - County of Derbyshire Air Raid Welfare Enamel and Brass Pin Badge

An original Second World War circular gilt badge with red and white enamel and title Derbyshire Air Raid Welfare around the Arms of Derbyshire. Very good condition, original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel.
Diameter 26mm.

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Code: 56679

WW2 Royal Arsenal Factory Woolwich War Workers Lapel Badge

An original Second World War period 'Royal Arsenal Woolwich brass badge' bearing the 'Board of Ordnance' shiel. Gilt Brass and circa 25mm in diameter, with original horseshoe fitting. Maker marked T & S Ltd Birmingham (Toye & Spence) and issue number B5902. The detail on the cannons wheels has been polished away and some minor wear to gilt and small stain to bottom right of shield otherwise ...  read more

Code: 65395

Rare WW2 German POW Internment War Work Inlaid Wood Vesta

This is a very high quality inlaid wooden vesta or match safe, to the front it has ‘P.O.W. Shrewsbury camp’ and to the back a lovely inlaid star shape. Research shows that the pow camp at Shrewsbury was used to house German internees and other German prisoners captured at the various fronts (see below). The box has a flip lid to the side and on the underside of the lid a strip of sandpaper used...  read more

Code: 65144