101st Coast Artillery Brigade Printed Formation Sign

Authorised for wear in May 1949 by those regiments in the Brigade who lined the Thames Estuary and commanded the coasts from Sussex to Norfolk, the design symbolising the brigade's defence of the 'gateway' to Great Britain. In good unissued condition.

BoBD (Mills) No 5386 refers.

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Code: 67121

14th Army (Chindit) Printed Formation Sign

A pleasing original ordnance issued example, a few fly-away threads but in unissued condition.

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Code: 67120

WW2 4th Battalion Devonshire Regiment Printed Cloth Regimental Flash Formation Sign

Removed from uniform, edges neatly folded over.
Red on dark green. Worn on Gibraltar in 1944. Scarce.

Ref Waring 734 and Jon Mills Badges on Battle Dress Vol 1, page 85 item 513.

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Code: 64320

52nd (Scottish Lowland) Division Printed Saltire Formation Sign

A small shield / saltire in good unissued condition.

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Code: 65889

581 Construction Squadron Royal Engineers '406' Printed Formation Sign Designation Flash

In good condition, edges frayed and a sticky pad partly remains to the reverse. Calico printed.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 5462 (but this one is printed and in different colours. This could possibly have been worn by the predecessor of this unit, the 406th Hampshire Coast Regiment. Any confirmation of this welcome.

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Code: 66145

WW2 Essex County Division – Woven Cloth Formation Sign Badge

A lovely example in unissued condition (See also my item 65303 for another example, but in worn condition).

The Essex County Division was formed 18 February 1941 by redesignation of the West Sussex County Division. At this time the existing Sussex Martlet badge was abandoned, and this new badge adopted. Essex County Division was itself disbanded 7 October 1941. Versions also ex...  read more

Code: 66157

WW2 61st Infantry Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign Badge

Removed from uniform, worn between 1939 and 1945. UK based, a second line Territorial Army Division, it spent a considerable time in Northern Ireland, and acted mainly as a training and drafting Division. Remains of a sticky tab to reverse otherwise in good overall condition.

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Code: 66163

KOSB King's Own Scottish Borderers Cloth Ribbon Pagri Flash

More than one of similar quality available. Please email if two required.

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Code: 67026

WW2 7th Anti-Aircraft Division Printed/Painted Formation Sign

This is a WW2 painted cloth formation sign badge to the 7th ANTI-AIRCRAFT DIVISION in excellent worn condition. The badge was made by “Display Patents”.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1219 refers.

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Code: 67030

King's (Liverpool) Regimental Flash Designation - maroon and blue

The 1st Battalion was in India and Burma for the duration of WW2 and became part of he Chindits so given these are most likely pagri flashes, I think that they would have been worn on the slouch hat or sun helmet. The 5th and 9th Battalions 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: 67025