WW2 Monte Cassino Group Attributed to a Polish Soldier (Poland)
Acquired some time ago, these items all came together (so will not split), dog tags, cloth / bullion insignia and medal ribbon bar with the Monte Cassino metal attachment as worn by Polish forces present at the siege.
British issue dog tags to serving Polish soldier, translates as follows (happy to be corrected):
A. P. = Armia Polska
1923 - His year of bi... read more
2nd King Edward VIIs Own Gurkha Rifles ( The Sirmoor Rifles ) Track Suit Embroidered Badge, pre 1994
In unissued condition. Worn pre 1994.
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British Army - GHQ ALFSEA / SEALF / FARELF Printed Cloth Formation Designation Sign
Original, removed from uniform. Printed. Some fading and service wear. Reasonable condition.
During wartime it was ALFSEA (Allied Land Forces South East Asia), then worn by SEALF (HQ South East Asia Land Forces) which succeeded ALFSEA in December 1946. Changed again on 15th August 1947 to FARELF ( Far Eastern Land Forces (British Army)), but with no change to formation si... read more
WW2 Anti-Aircraft Command Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign
A thickly embroidered black on red formation sign, better than usually encountered, some glue /paste to reverse. Worn by many Home Guard and ATS units too.
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17th Gurkha Division Officers Silver Bullion Wire Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign
A good embroidered silver bullion wire crossed kurkris on dark green backing. In very good condition.
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WW1 6th Battalion The Leinster Regiment Purple L Sewn on Light Weight Tropical Surge Panel
A purple felt L sewn to a panel of light weight overseas light khaki. Annotated on back 6th Bn Leinster Regt WW1. Some moth holes to the L, but still a rare find.
Formed in August 1914, the 6th Battalion joined 29th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division and sailed to Gallipoli July 1915 and landed at Anzac Cove in August 1915. They moved with the division to Salonika in Sep... read more
WW2 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment Embroidered Cloth Flash Formation Designation Sign
Removed from uniform, an embroidered example of the yellow eight pointed star on a black background as worn by the 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. In good condition.
E67.15 (2)
Sold to Fabio
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Printed Coat of Arms for Durham Cloth Formation Sign - RA & Mobile Defence Corps
An unissued printed example of the blue and gold shield representing the Arms of the Bishopric of Durham intended to be worn by the 55th Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery. Permission was refused so the sign was later worn by the 17th (Tyne and Wear) Battalion Mobile Defence Corps. Rare.
F5.1
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WW2 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment Embroidered Cloth Flash Formation Designation Sign
Removed from uniform, an embroidered example of the yellow eight pointed star on a black background as worn by the 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. In good condition.
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WW2 Era Netherlands Dutch East Indies Cloth Formation Sign Flash
A scarce sign in good condition.
The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (KNIL) was the military force maintained by the Netherlands in its colony of the Netherlands East Indies (also known as the Dutch East Indies), in areas that are now part of Indonesia.
The Japanese overran the Dutch forces in the Dutch East Indies in... read more