c1950s Air Formation Royal Signals Printed Formation Sign Patch Badge

Air Formation R. Sigs cloth badge. The introduction of the red Beaufighter aircraft superimposed on R.Sigs colours, which was to be worn by Regulars and Supplementary Reserve Air Formation Sigs Units, was notified to all Commands in Dec 1947. VGC.

Ref: BoBD 4340. p.885.  read more

Code: 2114

Post 1952 British Army War Office Controlled Units Formation Sign Badge Patch

British Army War Office Controlled Units formation sign badge, used to identify units not assigned to a specific brigade or division. Embroidered lion on a Queen's crown over a red and dark blue background. Facing Left. VGC.

Introduced during WWII (King's Crown) and used through the postwar era.  read more

Code: 2112

c1950s 56th Brigade 54th Division Woven Formation Sign Cloth Badge Patch

Black Cat worn by pers of 56th Bde on the left arm with 54th Div badge worn on the right arm of the Battle Dress. VGC.

Ref: BoBD 5248 p.1060.  read more

Code: 2111

cWW2 1st Armoured Division Printed Formation Sign Badge Patch

cWWII, British Army 1st Armd Div printed formation sign patch featuring a white rhinoceros on a black oval.
The symbol was adopted in 1942 at Khataba to represent the most heavily "armoured" wild animal for an armoured formation. With backing and poppers. VGC.  read more

Code: 2078

cWW2 14th Army Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch British Army

c1944-45, very nice, 14th Army embroidered arm patch. Aertex shirt backing. Colours vibrant. VGC.




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 ...  read more

Code: 2079

cWW2 33rd Indian Corps Formation Sign Patch Badge

cWWII, 33rd Indian Corps cloth badge.
The design features white embroidery on a black background, depicting a sword and trident crossed in front of geometric wings. Removed from Battle Dress. VGC.


It was originally intended as an amphibious force insignia for defending Southern India before being deployed in Burma.  read more

Code: 2075

cWW2 19th Indian Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign Badge Patch

cWWII, 19th Indian Div Formation Sign with poppers to reverse. VGC.

After short periods under the command of Major General Geoffry Scoones and Douglas Stuart the division in October 1942 came under the command Major General Thomas Wynford Rees, who was to become GOC until December 1945. The division spent an extended period on internal security duties and in training before bein...  read more

Code: 2065

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