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With the 6th Airborne Division May 1944. With the Queen, and the other with Brigadier General James Hill commander 3rd Parachute Brigade.

bonsoir, j'aimerais avoir une estimation du prix de cet enfield n°2.

Here are some examples of hats worn from WW2 to modern day. The Hat-KFF as it was officially named ( full name = Hat Khaki Fur Felt). It was issued for the Campaigns in Africa, The Anglo Boer War, and later for use in Burma. Anglo-Boer example. WW2 example as worn in Burma it has a Major rank badge in the ventilation holes, the liner has been removed for comfort, these hats were sometime camouflage painted with Olive Drab stripes. 1st Battalion, The Royal Rhodesia Regiment 1952 the triangle with S.R.G. is the Southern Rhodesian Government stamp.

I found this random original photo this weekend. No name and no context as to who, when and where. What might you be able to tell me about it? Thanks! Kim

While doing the Wiki on the 8th Royal Irish Hussars I was reminded of their officer's special Side Cap, the Tent Cap, and found it's still worn today, apparently by all Officers of the Queen's Royal Hussars, the current unit the old 8th Royal Irish were now amalgamated in. The 6th Armored Division Formation Sign? Thought this unit was no longer active, can't seem to find any reference to it today.

Here is a group to Corp. William Landy who served in the 5th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment in South Africa during the Boer War. He earned a Queen’s South Africa medal with the clasps South Africa 1902, Orange Free State and Cape Colony. The medal is named to him around the rim. Landy’s name is spelled Laudy. Along with the QSA is a Manchester cap badge. Landy served in Battery “D”, 55th Artillery of the 26th Division during WW1. He was wounded in action during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on Oct. 3rd, 1918. The group has all of Landy’s original paperwork including his birth certificate, British Army Discharge, US Army Discharge, US Naturalization papers and his Death Certificate. His Purple Heart is #3558. Dick

The following s from artist Lee Buccilli This is my portrait of Sgt Major Stan Hollis VC (6TH Battalion) The Yorkshire Regiment, Green Howards. The only man to win the VC on D DAY. The portrait is to be auctioned for the Army Benevolent Fund, at their annual 'Big Curry Lunch' at the Merchant Adventurers Hall, York on Thursday 13th June. This event is part of the 80th anniversary of D Day. Please support the charity, bid for the portrait.

Germans I believe of the 21st Panzer Division go over a 17 pounder, Self-Propelled, Achilles on the field, it is Chelsea of C Troop, 245 Battery, 62nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RA (Royal Artillery), British I Corps was knocked out southeast of Escoville (east of Caen) on 18 June 1944. The symbol on the rear hull is the marking for the British I Corps

Any idea what these markings mean? They are on a Bren no2 stock I picked up. I’m not sure of the orientation. The “1” looks correct this way, but if that is a “V” , that way makes it upside down. Thanks in advance for any insight! mikie

Came across a few photos of those South Korean Soldiers that were assigned directly to British and British Commonwealth Units during the Korean War, an exact usage of ROK personnel like the U.S. Army's KATUSA program, ROKs were also integrated into Belgian and the Dutch Battalions apparently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KATCOM First up from an unknown unit 1953.

What could go wrong? This Imperial War Museum photo from 1941 depicts a situation that I suspect never occurred in a combat setting. The caption reads: "Tommy Gun Motor Cyclists. Grenadier Guards, famous the world over, are now, as part of their mechanization, equipped with motorcycles on which Tommy guns are mounted. A guardsman on his Tommy-gun-equipped motorcycle. A guardsman of 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, 7th Guards Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Corps, Swanage, 9 April 1941." Regards, Charlie

Operation Bullshine a 1959 movie in WWII. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bullshine

Doing some research I found at least 3 designations of the patch depicted: HQ 21st Army Group, British Army of the Rhine, Rhine Army Troops. Could someone please tell me the exact designation of this patch and when it was worn. Thanks very much in advance!

No way Ican afford a whole Bren, but I did find this demilled Bren Mk1 barrel assembly at a price I could afford. Now I just need the rest of the gun! Do any of you have Bren guns or related parts or equipment? Has anyone here fired one? I’d love to hear or see anything Bren you’d like to share. Mikie

What rifle do you think is more collectable, a 1920 Carl Gustafs or a 1941 Husqvarna, assuming similar condition?

This is a very nice attributed (I will respectfully not be naming him) and patched Denison Smock. This particular example does have some holes in the sleeves and some paint marks on the reverse, but overall still very appealing. The smock was worn by a Sergeant of the 15th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion (TA), later re-designated 15 PARA (SV) in 1967. The smock has a unique individual modification, the zippered pocket going across the upper back. Also it has the white night tabbing marker under the rear collar. The Sergeant was a qualified Assistant Parachute Jump Instructor (APJI) and those are the wings displayed on the right sleeve along with the drop zone flash for the 15 (Scottish Volunteer) Battalion and his sergeant strips. On the left sleeve is again the drop zone flash and above it is a small Company Indicator patch, originally green (B Company) it has faded to a light blue. On the inside front right is a very nice makers label showing height and chest measurements along with the contract number. Denison Smocks like this one are becoming more and more difficult to find. I was happy to become the caretaker of this example and it is displayed in the living room fitted with Pattern 58 web gear that I also received from the Sergeant. Thanks for looking.

Here are a couple of British badges from a collection I ended up with. Would like to know if they are real and if so what time period they were worn. Thanks

This a hat in my collection, and information on age, type of uniform it was worn with would be appreciated

two moe British hats from my collection. Can anyone tell me what the proper cap badge would be for the one missing the badge

I found this in a collection I inherited. Looks like a soldier collected various british insignia during the war. Comments welcome

I don't collect UK stuff but just happened to have enough gear to put together a representative Army enlisted man. Hope you like it.

Was reminded of the Formation Sign for the North Midland District by member Gunslinger in his topic on Formation Signs in this Forum, a patch I seen in that 1970s Rosignoli book on Post WWII Insignia of the world, a patch I always thought was cool, and looked around for images of it and found these variants of it, Print, Embroidered etc, so here they are for your viewing pleasure.

A Universal Carrier of The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Canadian 4th Armored Division, gives a good view of the Canadian vehicle prefix CT The barrel .50 appears to be the .50-caliber AN-M2 version right, the kind used on bombers.

Eswyn Lister Engish was one of the first war brides to arrive in Canada, when she married Stu Lister of one of the Canadian Highland Regiments.

Thought I would try and make some sense of the many variations of British paratrooper wings from WW2 and right after. I thought I'd share what I have come across over the years which might help those that are looking to buy one for their collection. If I am wrong about something feel free to speak up as the below information is what I have gathered over the years and may not be 100% correct. This first style paratrooper wing may actually be their first issue cloth wing but I am not 100% certain of this. It is an early style which is getting harder and harder to find. You can spot this style wing by the three layered embroidery of the chute which is hard to see on a used example because of shrinkage and the like after repeated laundering. No other British paratrooper wing has this three layered embroidery. They were made on a course khaki colored wool like material and a khaki felt like material. The rare one is embroidered on black colored felt. This is where I'm not 100% sure of the meaning behind the black coloring. I know that it was used on their paratrooper wings in what they refer to the far east which I believe is similar to our CBI Theater. However some have suggested that black was worn by the British Royal Marines or British Navy who were airborne qualified. It has also been suggested that SOE members who were airborne qualified also wore paratrooper wings with a black background. Course Khaki Wool Front: