cWW2 21st Army Group GHQ and Lines of Communication Troops & British Troops in France Fornation Sign Patch

cWWII, 21st Army Gp General Headquarters and L of C France cloth embroidered patch paste backed badge. VGC.  read more

Code: 2048

cWW2 5th Indian Division Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch

cWWII, 5th Indian Inf Div Formation Sign Patch. VGC. Removed from uniform.

Ref: BoBD 3574.

The 5th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the Indian Army. It was raised during the Second World War and fought in several theatres of war and was nicknamed the "Ball of Fire". It was one of the few Allied divisions to fight against three different armies - the It...  read more

Code: 2047

c1942-46 cWW2, 25th Indian Infantry Division Printed Formation Sign Cloth Badge

cWWII, 25th Indian Inf Div 'ace of spades' Formation Sign printed patch. Some service wear. Removed from uniform.

Originally formed in Bangalore in South India on 1 August 1942 under Major-General Henry Davies the Division was disbanded at the end of World War II.

The division's original role as conceived by Army Commander General Sir W. J. Slim3 was to meet any a...  read more

Code: 2046

c1942-46 cWW2, 2nd Division Indian Burma Campaign Locally Made Formation Sign Badge Patch

cWWII, scarce Indian / Burma made 2nd Div crossed keys embroidered cloth formation sign. GC.

Ref: BoBD 3614 p.757.

India and Burma

The division arrived in India in July 1942, and was based initially at Poona before it established itself at Ahmednagar. In Asia, following the Empire of Japan's entry into the war in December 1941 and the conclusion of ...  read more

Code: 2037

c1940-45 WW2 British IV 4th Corps Printed Formation Sign Patch Badge

cWWII, 4th Corps printed Formation Sign mounted as per India Burma Campaign. Elephant facing left. Some Service wear.

Ref: BoBD Mills 1014. p.184.

History
Norway
The Corps was reformed in Alresford in Hampshire in February 1940 in anticipation of operations in Norway, or perhaps Finland (part of a projected intervention in the Russo-Finnish Winter ...  read more

Code: 2019

cWW2 British Army 70th Infantry Division Formation Sign Slip-On Cloth Badge

cWWII, 70th Inf Division formation sign. Good scarce red four pointed star well embroidered on shoulder slip-on slide Khaki Drab square with KD backing. GC.

Ref: BoBD 3609.

The 70th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. What would become the 70th Division originated w...  read more

Code: 2005

cWW2 14th Army Wire Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch British Army

cWWII, very nice, 14th Army wire embroidery arm patch. good condition for wire version, pin backed. GC.

Ref: BoBD 3570. p. 750.


The British Fourteenth Army was a multi-national force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during the Second World War. As well as British Army units, many of its units were from the Indian Army and there were also signi...  read more

Code: 2004

cWW2 14th Army Printed Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch British Army

cWWII, very nice, 14th Army printed arm patch. Colours vibrant. GC.

Ref: BoBD 3563. p. 750.


The British Fourteenth Army was a multi-national force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during the Second World War. As well as British Army units, many of its units were from the Indian Army and there were also significant contributions from the Britis...  read more

Code: 2003

cWW2 14th Army Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch British Army

cWWII 14th Army Formation Cloth Badge. A red shield with a black central horizontal bar on which the Roman numeral XIV, a centrally placed vertical sword, point down, the central section forming the "I" of XIV and a narrow inner border. Some moth holes, otherwise colours vibrant.

Ref: BoBD 3568. p.750.

Burma Campaign World War Two.  read more

Code: 1656

East Anglia Bde Formation Sign Patch Arm Cloth Badge

East Anglian Brigade Formation Arm Badge. VGC.

The East Anglian Brigade (known as G Group until 1948) was an administrative brigade of the British Army from 1946 to 1968, that administered the regiments with recruiting grounds in East Anglia, and the East of England.


After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a ...  read more

Code: 1989