WW2 6th Armoured Division Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge

Left facing. Removed from uniform but in very good overall condition.

Initially fought in Tunisia as part of 1st Army, through Italy as part of the 8th Army and also with 15th Army Group. At the war end was renumbered 1st Armoured Division.

Cole P33 refers.

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Code: 67542

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

British Army - GHQ ALFSEA / SEALF / FARELF Printed Cloth Formation Designation Flash Patch Sign

Original printed formation sign, removed from uniform but in good overall condition. Some minor staining otherwise colours bright.

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)), bu...  read more

Code: 66941

Useful Job Lot of Mixed WW2 and Post WW2 Cloth Shoulder Titles, Rank Insignia and Formation Signs

the 10 items as depicted, some removed from uniform in good condition, some with moth, one faded and some with damage. Sold as seen. No returns on this lot.

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Code: 69843

2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment Flash

Merrow edged example, unissued condition but folded through the centre.

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Code: 67358

Hants (Hampshire), Dorset and Aldershot District Command Printed Cloth Formation Sign

A white winged figure of Victory standing before four white points (The needles of the Isle of Wight) all on a blue ground (commemorating the ports which launched the D-Day invasion). This example faces left. A small stain to reverse otherwise in very good condition. As worn from 1945 - 1948.

See also my item 65711 for a right facing example, RFU.

BoBD (Jon Mil...  read more

Code: 67353

Cold War Lancastrian Infantry Training Brigade Woven Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation Badge

An embroidered red rose in a green wreath tied with a yellow bow for the Lancastrian Training Brigade (it comprised 8 regiments). Worn from 1948 - 1958. This example with a few small moth holes nibbles to buff square otherwise in good condition.

Davis 122 / BoBD (Jon Mills) No 4264 refers.

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Code: 69611

Cold War Lancashire and Border District & North Western District Embroidered Felt Cloth Formation Sign Patch Flash Designation Patch

Removed from uniform, some damage to felt on bottom edge otherwise in reasonable condition. A Red Rose in a Yellow on a green background. The intertwined lines of the badge represent two borders of Scotland and Wales which formed the north and western borders of the district.

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Code: 69612

WW2 GHQ Middle East Land Forces (MELF) Printed Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation Badge

Removed from uniform, a couple of pulls / small holes to red / maroon background otherwise in good worn condition. Worn in facing pairs, this one with the camel facing to the right.

Davis No 31 refers.

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Code: 69610

Cold War British Troops in Berlin Woven Cloth Formation Shoulder Sign Flash Designation Patch Arm Badge, pre 1952

Bevo weave Embroidery red circle on a black backing, removed from uniform but in very good condition.

This first pattern formation badge was adopted shortly after the occupation of the British Zone of Berlin in 1945 by the 7th Armoured Division and attached troops for the Administrative HQ of the British sector. Legend has it that it was used to denote the city of Berlin, encir...  read more

Code: 69591