Royal Scots Fusiliers Casualty Trio.
14/15 Star, War and Victory trio to 17847 Pte.Percy Walter Perry Royal Scots Fusiliers . Perry was killed on 25.09.15 in action with the 1st Battalion probably in the tale end of the action at Bellewaarde and has no known grave being commemorated on the Menin Gate. He originally came from Burton-on-Trent. Medals with original ribbons in good, clean condition, toned overall. read more
Printed 12 Commando Shoulder title.
Scarce printed shoulder title for No 12 Commando. In heavily used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform. No. 12 Commando was a battalion-sized unit formed in 1940 in Northern Ireland, they carried out a number of small-scale raids in Norway and France between 1941 and 1943 before being disbanded and its personnel dispersed to other commando units. Scarce.
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Booklet Regimental Badges and Service Caps.
Produced in 1941, this 32 page booklet shows cap badges and insignia of most of the British regular forces in WW2. Most usefully the Field Service caps of most of the units are also identified along with arm of service strips and a small section on Allied forces. Colour illustrations throughout. A colourful and useful contemporary guide in good overall condition. read more
Signed Photographic Portrait of Lord Cornwallis.
Photographic portrait, 21 x 28cms of Colonel Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis KCVO, KBE, MC. Educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst he served with the Royal Scots Greys on the general staff in France and Flanders. He was wounded and awarded the Military Cross. He was later Honorary Colonel of Thames and Medway Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery. Keen on cricket, ... read more
28.00 GBP
1916 Photoograph - Officers inc. Norfolk Yeomanry.
19 x 15cms image of a group of officers wearing cuff rank tunics with most of the group showing Norfolk Yeomanry insignia. Good, clear image inscribed with date and negative numbers etc. to reverse. read more
85 Anti-Tank Regt Casualty Medal Group.
Medal grouping to 1516921 Gnr.Albert Edward Wignall 85 Anti-Tank Regt. RA. Gnr. Wignall was captured with the rest of the unit in Malaya in February 1942. He died as a POW in July of that year age 23 and is buried in Kranji War Cemetry. Group of three, 39-45 Star, Pacific Star and War Medal come in their original envelopes with original lengths of ribbon contained in the bottom half of the orig... read more
Officer's Aertex Shirt with 46th Div. Slip Ons.
Officer's Aertex shirt. 14 Collar with two breast pockets and rubber buttons with label ' fully shrunk ' to collar. KD slip ons to both epaulettes bearing printed 46th Div signs, both slightly faded. 46 Div served in both North Africa and Italy and this style of shirt is very typical of service in Italy. In good, clean condition with contemporary repair to collar with one button missing to epau... read more
Normandy DUKW grouping.
Small grouping of items pertaining to T10662324 L/Cpl.Cyril, Victor
Bird, RASC. Bird served with 377GT Company RASC operating DUKWs onto Sword Beach throughout the Normandy campaign. Group includes a Marbles & Gladstone, Michigan sheath knife in a unique leather sheath that was part of the standard tool kit as supplied with DUKWs. Two contemporary official photographs showing DUKWs loade... read more
Royal Naval Patrol Service Silver Badge.
A die - struck silver badge designed to be worn on the sleeve by men of the Royal Naval Patrol Service after 6 months service. Trawlers crewed by fishermen with NCO s and officers drawn from RNR made up the bulk of the service initially but this was expanded to provide purpose built vessels and full time naval personnel. The design of the badge was created by Kruger Gray a well known artist and... read more
45.00 GBP
WW2 Non Military Personnel Field Service Cap.
High quality officer's field service cap by Gieves Ltd, Bond St bearing the badge worn by Non Military Personnel. This badge was worn by civilians such as engineers, scientists and some war correspondents who were attached to the invasion forces to prevent being shot as spies in the advent of capture. Size 7 1/8 cap in generally good condition with two areas of moth damage 4 - 5mm on the body o... read more