WW2 "Fire Guard" reversible to "SFP" (Supplementary / Street Fire Party) Printed Armband.

Navy-blue / black armband with yellow printed "Fire Guard". The armband can be turned inside out to reveal red printed "SFP" inside. The civilian Fire Guards were replaced in late 1940 by Supplementary Fire Parties who were subsequently renamed Street Fire Parties. These were all to assist the Fire, Police and ARP services during the air-raids / Blitz.. Excellent condition and quite scarce.  read more

Code: 53504

Royal Navy Ship's Cap-tally "HMS Mohawk".

Full-length ribbon with gold wire woven ship's name which has minor age-darkening / tarnish to some of the lettering otherwise excellent condition.
In World War 2 HMS Mohawk was a Tribal Class destroyer built in 1938 but sunk in 1941 by an Italian submarine. In the 1960s, the eighth British warship to bear the name was built as a Type 81 frigate. She was eventually scrapped in 1983.  read more

Code: 53503

Kenya : Royal Navy-pattern Ship's Cap-tally "Kenya Navy".

Full-length ribbon with gold wire woven title which has minor age-darkening / tarnish to some of the lettering otherwise excellent condition.
Two available....price each.  read more

Code: 53502

Royal Navy Ship's Cap-tally "HMS Kent".

Full-length ribbon with gold wire woven ship's name which has minor age-darkening / tarnish to some of the lettering otherwise excellent condition.
HMS Kent was a wartime County-class heavy cruiser which was decommissioned in 1948. The latest vessel is the twelfth ship to bear the name and is a Type-23 Duke-class frigate. She was launched in 1998.  read more

Code: 53500

Third Reich : Donation Badge for the N.S Welfare Collection in Support of Mothers.

Pressed brass pin-back undated badge for the "Nat.Soz.Wohlfahrtsspende für die Mutter Verschickung". Excellent condition..  read more

Code: 53499

Third Reich : Army Casualty Memorial Card.

Double-page card commemorating Obergefreiter Josef Endrass, born in 1912, who served with a Grenadier battalion and was killed north of Poltawa on 25th February 1943. He had earned the Ostmedaille and Wound Badge.,...  read more

Code: 53498

Third Reich : Army Casualty Memorial Card.

Double-page card commemorating Unteroffizier Alois Kraus from Achslach who served with an Infantry Regiment and died in hospital on 9th February 1942, four weeks after being severely wounded in Russia. He had previously served in France and The Balkans.
Excellent condition..  read more

Code: 53497

Third Reich : Army Casualty Memorial Card.

Memorial card commemorating Gefreiter Josef Schlecht who was not quite 19 years old when he was killed during heavy defensive fighting n the East whilst serving with his infantry Regiment on 31st July 1944. Very good condition but with one small edge tear.  read more

Code: 53496

Third Reich : Army Casualty Memorial Card.

Card commemorating 25 year-old Gefreiter Jakob Wagner who was killed in heavy fighting on the Russian Front on 26th August 1943. This was at the very start of the Battle of The Dnieper (26th Aug - 23rd Dec 1943) which was the massive Soviet offensive which followed the failure earlier in the year of the German Operation Citadel.
Excellent condition.  read more

Code: 53495

Pair of Army Hand-embroidered Wire Queen's crown Rank-badges.

Hand-embroidered in silver and gold wire along with multi-coloured threads, these rank crowns are on a sand / grey-khaki background and could be for either a Major or Staff-sergeant ?? Mint un-issued condition in original cellophane bag.  read more

Code: 53494