WW2 10th Corps - X Corps White on Green Variety Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign

This is a WW2 embroidered felt formation sign badge to the 10th Corps – X CORPS (Jon Mills BoBD 1023) in excellent worn condition. Some grubby marks to white thread and a pin prick sized hole to the green felt otherwise in very good condition. Scarce.

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Code: 68529

WW2 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment Woven Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Regimental Flash Designation

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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Code: 68528

Cold War East African Command Woven Cloth Formation Sign

Unofficial woven example as worn from 1950s. In very good condition. Similar to the examples illustrated in the reference below. Much harder to find than the printed ordnance issues.

BoBD (Jon Mills) Vol 2 p987 refers.

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Code: 68524

10th Princess Marys Own Gurkha Rifles Embroidered Cloth Arm Badge

Only worn 1990 - 1994. It was amalgamated with the other three British Gurkha regiments to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994. Worn in commemoration of the Battle Honour Rock Fort of Amboor. In unissued condition. Scarce.

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Code: 61855

WW2 Northern Command - East and West Riding Area Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge

Printed example, removed from uniform, folded for wear and some paper stuck to reverse otherwise in good worn condition. White rose on a black square. Scarce.

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Code: 67541

WW2 Durham and North Riding (Of Yorkshire) woven cloth formation sign

Removed from uniform, otherwise in reasonably good condition and scarce.

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Code: 67498

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

Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Arm of Service Strip

Woven example on khaki backing. In unissued condition but some traces of bluetack to reverse. Yellow and Blue.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 404 refers.

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Code: 68402

52nd (Scottish Lowland) Division Silk Woven Saltire Formation Sign - Marker marked!!!

A small shield / saltire, removed from uniform but with hessian backing with partial lettering stamped for the Scottish military outfitters, William Anderson's of Edinburgh. Never come across a maker marked version of this formation sign before. In worn condition with some raggy edges, but scarce.

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Code: 68401

National Service - Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) Training Brigade Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign

Removed from uniform with some traces of paper stuck to the reverse otherwise in very good condition. A white mailed fist holding a torch of learning on blue felt with a black hessian backing.

Introduced in 1951 and worn by members of the permanent staff. With the end of National Service the Brigade was no longer required and ceased to exist on the 1st April 1962. Worn as fa...  read more

Code: 62795