Rugby Union 'Colours' Sports Official cWW2 HQ 21st Army Group Cloth Formation Sign Patch

Scarce sports badge, c1943-45, 21st Army Gp, later BAOR badge for a player or an official in the 'Rugby Union' sport.

Likely worn by an Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) Instructor/Member/Official/ Referee/Corps Player, on his blazer, tracksuit, rugby top.  read more

Code: 102

cWW1 17th (Northern) Division Cloth Formation Sign Badge.

Great War 17th (Northern) Div WWI cloth formation sign patch.

c1914-19. Good rare red felt rectangle embroidered with white dot and dash (morse code) representing the top of the numerals 17.
Removed from uniform with service wear.

Came with an East Yorkshire (Yorks) brass shoulder title on 'electrical' round shaped loops with backing plate and an unusual cr...  read more

Code: 104

19th Infantry Brigade Group Formation Sign Badge Patch

Introduced 1958, 1st pattern (cut top) 19th Inf Bde Gp / 7th Field Force bevo woven formation sign badge. VGC.

Ref: BoBD 5010.

By autumn 1958 the Brigade appears to have been in Malta and is listed as departing that place in September. By July 1961 it is in East Africa Command and exchanges with 24 Infantry Brigade. In March 1965 Brigade HQ replaces HQ 3 Commando ...  read more

Code: 2230

cWW2 North Midland District Woven Printed Cloth Formation Badge

Great condition approved Jul 1944. NM District printed patch. Robin Hood.

Ref: BoBD 4102.  read more

Code: 178

cWW2 North Midland District Woven Cloth Formation Badge

Great condition approved Jul 1944. NM District Patch. Early construction. Robin Hood.

Ref: BoBD 4105.  read more

Code: 169

c1945 WW2 4th Infantry Division Printed Formation Sign Patch Badge

cWWII, adopted Apr 1945. 4th Inf Div badge patch. VGC.

The 4th Inf Div was a regular infantry division of the British Army with a very long history, seeing active service in the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign, the Crimean and Boer Wars and both World Wars. It was disbanded after the Second World War and reformed in the 1950s as an armoured formation before being disbanded ...  read more

Code: 2216

United Nations (UN) Cloth Arm Badge Patch Formation Sign

Military U.N. Patch made before the French bi-lingual 'Nations Unies' which was added later. Removed from uniform.  read more

Code: 2212

1st Essex Signal Regimental Flash Formation Sign Badge Patch

Auth to wear Feb 1958. 1st Essex Sig Regt county of Essex shield. Removed from Battle Dress some moth to edges.

1958 the 1st Essex Signal Regiment was authorised the wear the shield of arms of the county Essex of Essex. Later worn by 45th (Essex) Sig Essex and then Squadron Volunteers (V).

Ref: BoBD 5480 & 5481.  read more

Code: 2205

Pre-2007 Northern Ireland 107th (Ulster) Brigade Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch

British Army 107th (Ulster) 'Red hand' Bde Tactical Recognition Flash (TRF) / Formation Sign badge. VGC.


The brigade was reformed in the United Kingdom as a Territorial Army (TA) formation on January 1, 1947, taking on the title of the 107th (Ulster) Independent Infantry Brigade. It acted as an administrative and regional defence headquarters to coordinate TA units acros...  read more

Code: 2125

cWW2 British Calico Printed Overseas 2 x Stripes Badges

cWWII overseas service chevrons stripes 3 years removed from uniform and the other one is for 5 years and is unissued. VGC.  read more

Code: 1540