WW2 1st Infantry Division Armoured Troops Felt / Leather Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation Badge

A scarce white leather triangle sewn to a yellow felt backing as worn by Armoured units attached to the Division. Rare.

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Code: 68238

WW2 5th Anti-Aircraft (AA) Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge

Cut to shape, but in unissued condition, sold folds otherwise in very good condition, with no damage and colours bright.

BoBD (Mills) No 1212 - 1214 / Davis Fig 113 refer (Davis describes this as Rare).

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Code: 67723

Cold War - 97th Army Group Royal Artillery (AGRA) Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge

In unissued condition. Rare, a very shortlived sign, authorised in May 1949 and disappearing with the demise of the AGRAs in December 1950. Depicts local connections with the statue of Eros in Piccadilly in red on a black square. Worn in facing pairs, this one facing to the left. Rare.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 5416 refers.

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Code: 67726

WW2 Scottish Command North Highland District Printed Formation Sign

Removed from uniform, but cut to shape. Some colour bleed from the purple into the yellow of the lion, more obvious from the reverse.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1200 / Cole p104 refer.

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Code: 68400

WW2 India - 34th Indian Corps Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Designation Patch Badge

A leaping panther on red circle with central white band. Removed from uniform. Colours bright and in very good condition.

Raised for the invasion of Malaya in 1945.

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Code: 68239

Early Scottish 52nd Lowland Division Woven Formation Sign

An early example with hessian backing. In very good condition and scarce.

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Code: 69420

WW2 Indian Army - 404th ( East Bengal ) Lines of Communication Area District Formation Sign

404 L. of C. formation sign, in worn condition and removed from uniform - four rusty hooks to the reverse. Depicts a paddy-bird. Embroidered / woven and faded from wear. Scarce.

Cole p117 refers.

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Code: 69421

Southern Command (UK) Miscellaneous Units Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation Badge

In unissued condition. A rare formation sign in this interesting series. Colours bright. It is still unclear which units actually wore this!

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1102 refers.

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Code: 69346

WW2 - 4th Anti-Aircraft Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Designation Badge, Second Pattern

This is a WW2 printed cloth formation sign badge to the 4th ANTI-AIRCRAFT DIVISION (Jon Mills BoBD 1211) in excellent worn condition. The badge was made by “Calico Printers”.

BoBD Mills No 1210 / Davis 112 refer (Davis describes as Very Rare)

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Code: 68813

4th Welch Welsh Regiment Printed Cloth Regimental Designation Formation Sign Flash Badge - Sospan Fach - The red suacepan!

This is a attractive (regrettably single) 4th Battalion Welsh Regiment distinctive red saucepan overpainted or stenciled onto a printed formation sign. It is folded for wear but glued to a piece of card to stiffen it and another piece mounted for display. Very scarce.

The 4th Welch Regiment was a territorial unit based at Llanelli. It landed in Normandy in late June 1944 wi...  read more

Code: 68925