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A neat and scarce example of a bullion type British War Correspondent slip on shoulder title
This is a scrace and difficult to find bullion type British War Correspondent slip on shoulder title. It has its two securing straps to reverse and is in a overal good and un-issued condition. Scarce and difficult to find these days.		  
Code: 50354Price: 125.00 EUR

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Neat example of a difficult curved Airborne shoulder title
This is a good example of a uncommon curved Airborne shoulder title. These curved Airborne shoulder title were introduced at the beginning of the formation of Airborne Forces and were mainly worn by the units until thye were issued with there own shoulder titles. Trough out the war these curved Airborne titles were mainly worn by officers who were not attached to a specific unit. This title is in a overal nice good and issued condition.		  
Code: 50353Price: 120.00 EUR

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A nice example of a issued and nicely used printed shoulder title to the Dorset Regiment
This is a good example of a nicely used printed shoulder title to the Dorset Regiment. In the Second World War, eight hostilities-only battalions were raised. The 1st Battalion was part of 231st Infantry Brigade for the duration of the war, fighting in Malta, Sicily, and Italy. It landed on Gold Beach on D-Day and fought with the Brigade in the Battle of Normandy and North-West Europe. The 2nd Battalion was part of 5th Infantry Brigade throughout the war, participating in the Battle of France and the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. In 1944, it took part in the Burma Campaign of 1944-1945 and the Battle of Kohima. The 4th and 5th Battalions fought in the liberation of Northwest Europe in 1944-1945. The 30th Battalion was with 43rd Infantry Brigade in North Africa and the invasion of Sicily, after which it spent the rest of the war in Gibraltar. This example is in a nicely used (with a minor stain beneath the R) and removed from uniform condition.		  
Code: 50352Price: 30.00 EUR

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Nice un-issued British made Canadian Calgary Highlanders, 2nd Division shoulder title
This is a perfect example of a nicely British made Calgary Highlanders shoulder title. On 6 July 1944, one month after the Normandy landings, the regiment landed in France. In Operation Spring, the Calgary Highlanders were part of the Battle of Verrières Ridge, along with the Black Watch, in which the regiment took heavy casualties. The unit saw extensive action in Normandy, marched through Dieppe with the 2nd Division in September 1944 as liberators, then moved on to the fighting for the Channel Ports. By the end of September the regiment was in Belgium and forced a crossing of the Albert Canal, northeast of Antwerp. The regiment saw extensive fighting in the Netherlands in October 1944, opening the way to South Beveland, and then west to the Walcheren Island Causeway where the brigade fought an extended battle beginning on Hallowe'en night. From November to February 1945 the regiment wintered in the Nijmegen Salient, then was back in action in the Rhineland fighting, clearing the last approaches to the River Rhine itself. Fighting resumed on the far bank in March, and city fighting in Doetinchem and Groningen followed. The regiment ended the war on VE Day on German soil. The shoulder title is in a perfect and un-issued condition.		  
Code: 50351Price: 30.00 EUR

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Nice British made printed Canadian shoulder title to The Elgin Regiment
This a nice example of a British made printed Canadian shoulder title to The Elgin Regiment. On May 24, 1940 the Elgin Regiment (the Elgins) was mobilized and recruitment began in early June, 1940. In one month the entire 962-man wartime strength for the battalion was achieved. After extensive training, the Elgins moved to Toronto in 1941 where they were placed in the 12th Brigade. The Regiment was converted to armour and redesignated as the 25th Armour Regiment on January 26, 1942 and was finally shipped overseas to the United Kingdom in the fall of that year. In January 1943, the Regiment was again reorganized and the Elgins became the 1st Tank Delivery Regiment (eventually becoming the 25th Canadian Tank Delivery Regiment) and were tasked with delivering tanks to Canadian Armoured regiments engaged in operations in forward areas. The Regiment was divided into several squadrons each attached to different Divisions of the Canadian Army. The Elgins supported these armoured regiments in Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and into Germany. After the defeat of Hitler and the Nazi regime, the squadrons of the Elgin Regiment were reunited in Holland and subsequently moved to England in 1945 to prepare for departure back to Canada. The Elgins returned to St. Thomas in January 1946. The shoulder title is in a perfect and un-issued condtion. These printed Canadian shoulder title are difficult to find these days.		  
Code: 50350Price: 35.00 EUR

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Mid-war period single No.9 Commando embroided shoulder title with the well known 'glue backing'
This is a perfect example of a No.9 Commando 'glue backing' shoulder title introduced during the mid-war period. No. 9 Commando undertook its first raid on the nights of 22/23 November 1941 against Houlgate in France Operation Sunstar on the French coast at Houlgate. The raid was a success and they landed and evacuated without any loss. The next operation men from No. 9 were involved in was the St. Nazaire Raid in March 1942, the main landing force was provided by No. 2 Commando. They were then used to reinforce the Gibraltar garrison during Operation Torch the landings in French North Africa. They remained in Gibraltar until November 1943 when they carried out raids on the islands of Tremiti and Pianosa. During the Allied invasion of Italy as party of the 2nd Special Service Brigade they were involved in Operation Partridge in December 1943 in the are of the Garigliano River. This was followed by Operation Shingle the Anzio landings and fighting at Monte Ornito before being withdrawn to Naples in March 1943. In 1944 No. 9 Commando were involved in Operation Darlington 11 in May and Operation Gradient in August. They then operated in Greece before returning to Italy and took part Operation Roast the crossing of Commachio Lagoon and the battle of the Argenta Gap in April 1945. The Second World War in Europe ended in May 1945 and in 1946 all the Army Commandos were disbanded. The title is in perfect and un-issued condition.		  
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British/local made 'white metal 'sand cast' Arab Legion head-dress badge
This is a perfect example of a wartime/early post war local made white metal 'sand cast' Arab Legion head dress badge. During World War II, the Arab Legion took part in the British war effort against pro-Axis forces in the Middle East Theatre. By then the force had grown to 1,600 men. The Legion, part of Iraqforce, contributed significantly in the Anglo-Iraqi War and in the Syria-Lebanon campaign, the two decisive early victories for the Allies. By 1956 the Arab Legion had been transformed into the Jordanian Army but the Army retained much of its British heritage. The traditions of the Arab Legion are maintained to this day by a ceremonial Arab Legion mounted troop. The badge is in a perfect slightly used condtion comes with its full-length, typically shaped pin and functional catch. 		 
Code: 50348Price: 65.00 EUR

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Nicely matching Parachute Regiment Officers beret en collar badge set
This is a nice example of a wartime set of Parachute Regiment Officers beret and collars badges. These are in a good and overal nice used condition. Not so easy to find as a complete set. 		 
Code: 50345Price: 80.00 EUR

click for more images		 Difficult to find plastic cap badge to the Reconnaissance Corps
This is a perfect example of a un-issued plastic cap badge to the Recce Corps. The Reconnaissance Corps or simply Recce Corps was a short-lived elite corps of the British Army whose units provided the mobile spearhead of infantry divisions from the Far East to Europe during the Second World War. It was formed from Infantry Brigade Reconnaissance Groups on 14 January 1941. It became part of the Royal Armoured Corps in 1944, still maintaining its own cap badge with two lightning strikes supporting an upright spear. With the end of the war, this number of reconnaissance units was not needed and the Corps was disbanded in August 1946. This plastic cap badge, made by the well known maker, A.Stanley&Sons Walsall. is in a prefect and un-issued condition. Difficult to find these days.		  
Code: 50344Price: 110.00 EUR

click for more images		 Neat example of a British made 8th Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment, 14th Canadian Hussars shoulder title
This is a neat example of a British made Canadian shoulder title to the 8th Reconnaissance Regiment. 8 Recce was formed at Guillemont Barracks, near Aldershot in southern England, on March 11, 1941, by merging three existing squadrons within the division. Its first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Churchill C. Mann. The regiment landed with its division in Normandy on July 6, 1944, one month after D-Day, and first entered combat as infantry in the on-going Battle of Normandy. During the Battle of the Scheldt, 8 Recce advanced westwards and cleared the southern bank of the West Scheldt river. In one notable action, armoured cars of 'A' Squadron were ferried across the river; on the other side the cars then proceeded to liberate the island of North Beveland by November 2, 1944. Bluff played an important role in this operation. On April 12, 1945, No. 7 Troop of 'B' Squadron liberated Camp Westerbork, a transit camp built to accommodate Jews, Roma people and other people arrested by the Nazi authorities prior to their being sent into the concentration camp system. Bedum, entered on April 17, 1945, was just one of many Dutch towns liberated by elements of 8 Recce in the final month of the war. 8 Recce's last two major engagements were the Battle of Groningen over April 13–16 and the Battle of Oldenburg, in Germany, over April 27 to May 4. During the war 79 men were killed outright in action while serving in 8 Recce, and a further 27 men died of wounds. The title is in a perfect and un-issued condition and has the well known 'glue-backing'.

 
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