World War 2 British, Canadian & Other Commonwealth Militaria
British / Canadian
Canadian 'R.C.E.M.E. Canada' Shoulder Titles
Pair of Canadian 'R.C.E.M.E. Canada' Canvas Shoulder Titles for a member within the 'Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers'. British made canvas examples in mint and unissued condition!
British 'Signal Cartridges' Box 1944
Nice original empty box for signal cartridges/flares. The red coloured box is marked with '3 Cartridges Signal 1" Red MK.XII.T' and the box is dated 12/44 indicating production in 1944. Nice and decorative original box!
Canadian 'Airborne Canada' Shoulder Title
Canadian 'Airborne Canada' Shoulder Title. Machine embroidered on a dark green wool background, having a black backing cloth. Used during training in Canada prior to leaving for the UK. Rare and hard to find original shoulder title!
WW2 British Measuring Tape
World War 2 British Measuring Tape. 50 feet (15 meters) long measuring tape, nicely maker marked by the company 'Chesterman' from Sheffield (England) and Broad-Arrow marked. Nice and decorative original piece in good used condition!
British 'S.R.D.' Stoneware Rum Jar
British 'S.R.D.' Stoneware Rum Jar. The Jar is marked 'S.R.D' which stood for 'Supply Reserve Depot' but often said by the troops to represent 'Seldom Reaches Destination' or 'Soon runs Dry'. Decorative original example!
WW1 British Army Mess Tin
World War 1 British Army Mess Tin. The D-shaped mess tin is not visible maker marked or dated. Hard to find original example in very good condition!
Canadian 'R.C.E.M.E. Canada' Shoulder Title
Canadian 'R.C.E.M.E. Canada' Canvas Shoulder Title for a member within the 'Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers'. British made canvas example in clearly used and tunic removed condition!
British Gas Alarm Rattle 1942
WW2 British Gas Alarm Rattle. The wooden gas rattle was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending gas attack. The wooden rattle is nicely maker marked and dated with 'R.C.D. 1942'. Nice example in good used condition!