Victory Lapel Badge.
15mm brass and enamel lapel badge with lapel fitting to reverse. Featuring the morse notation for the letter V surmounted by a V. Good, used condition. read more
Home Guard Drill and Battle Drill Manual.
1943 ed. of ' A Home Guard Drill and Battle Drill Manual ' by John Brophy. 126pg manual covers all aspects of squad drill, arms drill and field operations, also includes appendices on the Sten. John Brophy wrote a number of books for the Home Guard during the course of the war. In good, used condition with some marking to covers and some minor creasing. read more
Comic Postcard - Home Front.
Comic postcard featuring the work of the artist ' Dinah 'and one of her trademark children . Postally used with some marking and residue from an album, patriotic Churchillian exhortation to reverse.
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Civil Defence area title - Carshalton.
Gold on blue embroidered cotton on wool Civil Defence area title for Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton. Worn on the breast pocket of the tunic below the CD breast badge. In good clean, used condition
with clear evidence of being removed from a uniform. read more
' Stand Down ' - L.B.Whittacker
1st ed.1990 ' Stand Down ', the indispensable Home Guard reference by Len Whittacker. 153pg containing a complete listing of all known Home Guard units, their locations and commanding officers including AA units, transport columns and general service battalions. Also includes a useful general history of the Home Guard and a section on insignia. In excellent, clean condition and difficult to acq... read more
Southern Aircraft National Service badge.
Chrome and enamel lapel badge for Southern Aircraft, Gatwick National Service. Half moon lapel fitting to reverse, numbered ' 540 ' and maker marked ' Thomas Fattorini, B'ham '.
In 1935, John Coxon set up Southern Motor & Aircraft Company, which in November 1938, moved to Gatwick Airport to undertake the sale and maintenance of light aircraft and shortly afterwards, it changed its name ... read more
NFS Section Officer Helmet.
Khaki MkII helmet with two narrow red bands indicating use by an NFS Section Officer. MkII helmet with indistinguishable markings fitted with a size 7 MkI liner by Briggs Motor Bodies dated 1939. Good, used condition with some light corrosion. Uncommon rank. read more
1055 Squadron ATC Title.
Embroidered Air Training Corps shoulder title for 1055 Squadron Air Training Corps. This is a generic economy example that were supplied without squadron numbers that were subsequently embroidered on issue to the relevant unit, in this case it appears to have been done by hand. Good, used condition with clear indications of having been removed from a uniform. read more
ARP Memorandum No12 .
36pg 1940ed ARP Memorandum No.12 'Protection of windows in commercial and industrial buildings'. Illustrated throughout with diagrams dealing both with effective blackout methods and protection from blast. In good, used condition with light marking to cover and some light creasing. read more
Women's Land Army badge.
Brass and enamel pinback WLA badge by Marples & Beasley, Birmingham rather than the usual H.W.Millers. Gilding in excellent, bright, fresh condition, with intact and undamaged enamel. read more