222nd (Derbyshire) Battery HAA / 262nd Heavy Anti Aircraft / 438th LAA Regiment Royal Artillery / Royal Engineers Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Designation Flash Patch Arm Badge

In good condition, but mounted on a thin piece of card which in turn has a travel ticket stuck to reverse issued in Rabat (Morocco). The card and ticket with a tear otherwise the sign itself is in excellent bright condition. Became 438th LAA Squadron Royal Engineers in 1961.

Whilst stationed in Malta in WW2, members of 222nd HAA Regiment RA as "P " Battery adopted the Maltese C...  read more

Code: 66959

Home Counties Training Brigade Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Patch Flash Designation Badge

In good unissued condition, still retains paper backing. Authorised in 1949.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 4261 refers.

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Code: 66952

WW2 25th Indian Infantry Division Printed Formation Sign Flash Designation Patch

Attached to backing, printed formation sign as worn but in good condition. Black ace of spades on a green background. Formed in India 1942 and disbanded in 1946. The division fought in Arakan and re-occupied Malaya.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 3606 refers.

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Code: 66943

WW2 Home Front - 12th (Land's End) Battalion Cornwall Home Guard Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch

Original and in unissued condition. As worn un WW2. The Cornwall home guard battalions had an impressive array of colourful and interesting formation signs which would make an interesting collection in its own right. Scarce.

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Code: 66940

WW2 Scottish Command North Highland District Embroidered Formation Sign

In very good unissued condition. Still retaining most of its black paper backing.

Cole p104 refers

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Code: 65883

Control Commission Germany (CCG) Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation

Removed from uniform and in good condition.

After the defeat of Germany in 1945, a control commission was set up to support the Military Government. This Military government was gradually phased out and the Control Commission took over the role of "Local Government". it was responsible for public safety and Health, Transport, Intelligence (which include rooting out Nazis) and H...  read more

Code: 66942

WW2 33rd Indian Corps Brabant Weave Cloth Formation Sign Designation Flash

A Brabant Weave cloth formation sign removed from uniform. No moth or damage. Also worn on the pagri band on the slouch hat.

Second World War Indian Army higher formation badge for XXXIII Indian Corps. Formation note: XXXIII Indian Corps (33rd Indian Corps) was raised to defend Southern India and was originally intended as an amphibious force (hence the tri-service badge). As pa...  read more

Code: 61961

WW2 British Army - XII / 12 Corps Painted Cloth Formation Sign

The badge is of three trees, with green foliage and black trunks, on a green ground, in a white oval on a black oblong. This is a painted / stenciled example. Some wear to white paint and glue to reverse otherwise in acceptable to good condition.

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Code: 66939

British Troops HQ Austria Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation

Formation badge, HQ British troops in Austria, circa 1950. Printed cotton depicting a golden cross set on a white shield, on a dark blue background. In unissued condition.

The original occupation force in Austria at the end of the Second World War was made up of Eighth Army units. When the Eighth Army was disbanded the British forces in Austria adopted this as their formation ba...  read more

Code: 66938

49th (West Riding) Infantry Division metal formation sign, as worn prior to 1939

Scarce large die-stamped white metal rose on screw post with original brass securing nut with milled rim.
Disc with maker mark JR Gaunt London to reverse or rose. Circa 3.2cm in diameter. Very good condition.

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Code: 65720