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Each of the British monarchs had their own "Cypher" that was sometimes put on buttons, badges, etc. Many just had the crown for Queen Victoria, or "King's crown" (used for all four kings between Victoria and Elizabeth), or Queen Elizabeth crown. But a few, such as the Royal Engineers buttons & badges, had the full cypher as well. Attached pictures from my Royal Engineer buttons.

Here is a Royal Navy fore and aft set recently donated to me. It is nice shape and has a name associated with it but I haven't had time to research it. If anyone ca tell me more about it like its age and the rank I would appreciate it.

I have had this group now for over 20 years now. It is a 1943 dated DFC medal group to Flight Officer Chancy Morey of 106 Squadron out of Syerston. Morey was a Canadian from Bow Island Alberta and flew 28 missions as a bomb aimer in Lancasters. I was fortunate to be able to talk to his brother over a series of phone calls about 10 years ago and he was able to fill in a lot of gaps. I also visited the Public Records Office at Kew and photocopied all of his missions and was even able to get an undedacted copy of his RCAF records. -Ski

This is one of only a few named British groups that I have. It came from the uniform of Major General Sir Brian Wyldbore-Smith. it was passed on to me years ago by a friend who got it from the General back in the 1980s. The insignia was on a uniform and in the pocket of the uniform that was once worn by the general but had been damaged to the point that my friend just saved the insignia. I created the display as seen here using the insignia as a tribute to his service. I just thought I would share it.

Not sure whereto place this! Few items from my friends stuff! He has other including large color print in frame that really is nice! I am sure others can tell about this high ranking man! I am not a great typist! Lets see your stuff! PVON

I picked up this uniform in London in 1992, likely overpaid at the time, but Ive always been happy to have it. It is named inside: S/Ldr.C. Holdway. I wouldnt know how to research him. It features Squadron Leader Rank on the cuffs; the insignia above left pocket is the Royal Air Force Pilot Qualification Badge, Ribbons, (L to R) British Empire Medal ribbon; Distinguished Flying Cross Medal ribbon; 1939-1945 Star Medal ribbon; The Atlantic Star Medal ribbon; the Defense Medal ribbon; the War Medal, 1939-1945 ribbon with palm; the General Service Medal ribbon and the RAF Long Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal ribbon. It appears to have a date on the label of 2/53, February, 1953. Thanks for looking, comments welcome! BKW

About the same size as the Ike D-day letter.

Again, I suppose that this ought to go in the Africa Section, but again, they wore RAF uniforms and insignia. Here is a WWII Rhodesian Air Force pilot's brevet with a matched pair of Rhodesia nationality titles above. The device below the wing is a Royal South African Air Force Cap badge from WWII. Again, these brevets are REALLY tough to find. Allan

OK, so these really ought to go in the Africa section, but I have decided to put them here since the RSAAF was a part of the British Empire during WWII, wearing British RAF uniforms with South Africa nationality titles and brevets. These don't show up all that often. I feel fortunate to have the three examples that I am showing here. The top piece is hand embroidered and highly padded pilot's brevet. You can see a fair amount of wear to the wings. The second wing is also a pilot brevet, but is machine embroidered The bottom "half wing" was worn by observers who served as bombardiers and in other crew positions. THis wing is HAND EMBROIDERED, but the embroidery is so tight, that it really resembles machine embroidery. Allan

South East Asia Command, 1943 - 46 The insignia was worn by Headquarters staff of Admiral Louis Mountbatten, the Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia. SEAC was in overall charge of all Allied Strategic Operations in the South East Asia Theatre. Insignia depicts a blue Phoenix emerging from red flames * the badge is said to signify the Allied might rising from the ashes of the Japanese occupied territories *. Below are some locally made (India / Ceylon) and US manufacture badges. Locally made left facing hand embroidered on twill Locally made left facing with hand embroidered bullion CDub

General Headquarters * GHQ * India Garrison/HQ: Delhi General Archibald Wavell was initially the C-in-C Middle East and later the C-in-C India (India Command) from 1941/43. GHQ was formed for the development of Military aid & planning of operations in China and Liaison with Russian forces in the Far East. Early period of the war, India Command was responsible for parts of the Middle East (Aden, Iraq and Persia) for provision of troops and their maintenance until the formation of Persian & Iraq Command was formed in 1942. The Commander-in-Chief, India was also responsible for operations and strategic concerns in India, Ceylon, China and Burma. GHQ India controlled all Allied Operations until formation of SEAC in 1943, this included British, Indian, Chinese and American units. After creations of SEAC, GHQ India was responsible for defense of North West Frontier, Internal Security, training and as a supply base. The main focus became for units, formations, reinforcements and training establishment with comprehensive training in jungle warfare. At peak the C-in-C India, General Wavell had some 2,000 officers and 2.5 million troops under his command. GHQ India is where British and American Forces fought the China Burma India war prior to the formation of the SEAC. Was the Headquarters of General Stilwell, General Merrill * Unit Galahad or Merrill Marauders (5307th Composite Unit Provisional) * and others. Below are some examples of the locally made insignia worn by the GHQ staff Printed badge Embroidered badge Officer's Bullion badge CDub

My primary collecting interest is US items. However, like many of you, for various reasons I acquire other things along the way. While going through some of these others, I came across this British 1914/15 Star that I have no idea when or where I got it. I decided to do some research on the medal for my own edification. References indicate that an estimated 2.4 million 1914-15 Stars were issued. Neither the 1914 Star nor the 1914-15 Star were awarded alone. The recipient would also have received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. I do not have the War Medal nor Victory Medal. The recipient's service number, rank, name and unit were impressed on the reverse. I did further research into the individual named. The first reference indicated the individual's first name was Jackson. He was a member of the 5/6th Royal Scots. Regiment number was confirmed as 1731 as was the rank of Private. Further research indicated that his full name was Donald Jackson Allan and he was killed in action in France on 16 September 1916. Initial research indicates he was killed in operations associated with the Battle of the Somme. I have not looked for specific unit involvement information yet. continued...

When I thought I'd never find another WWII Britiah helmet done in the Maltese rubble camo, I found this one out of Maleiha, Malta. This particular helmet is done in the typical Rubble Camo pattern, however this one has had sand added to the lighter color. Finding one of these was hard so, I can't believe I found another.