Military Collectables

Two Post WW2 European Voluntary Worker Stamped Envelopes

Following the end of the second world war this country was short of manual labour so continental Europeans were invited over to plug the labour shortage, they mostly came from the Ukraine, Poland and Latvia having already been displaced by the war, they became known as E.V.W's (European voluntary workers) from 1946-49 91,000 people came to the UK under various schemes.
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Code: 18294

WW2 WREN Medals & Effects.

A nice little group of items all relating to S.N.S.O. and Signaller Nora Schlegel W.R.N.S.
It comprises of her medal pair of the Defence medal and 1939-45 War medal, her crossed flags Signaller’s cloth badge, two WRNS Christmas cards, her officers bullion cloth cap badge, a little silver WREN’s brooch, her Royal Navy drivers ID card and a group of photographs of Nora at different...  read more

Code: 18259

WW1 Era Photographic Postcard Army Small Bore Rifle Teams

An interesting photographic postcard showing the winners of a small bore rifle shooting contest from different regiments including: Middlesex, MGC, Black Watch, RE, Lancashire Fusiliers etc. Card comes in good condition, rough on one corner.
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Code: 18238

WW1 Era Humerous Postcard - Egyptian Fruit Seller

Taken from the 'Egyptian Humour' series this card depicts a fruit seller with the caption, 'oranges! Very sweet, very clean' this must have had a relevance in its time perhaps not sweet or clean, the card comes in very good condition.

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Code: 18224

WW1 Era Photograph Postcard – The Q.O Cameron Highlanders

Taken from the Aldershot tattoo series this card shows a regiment of the Cameron Highlanders with rifles and bayonets attached. The card comes in very good condition.  read more

Code: 18223

WW1 Trio to Nursing Sister of the Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.

A wonderful Great War medal trio comprising of the 1914/15 star named to S/Nurse A. M. Allen. Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. the British War and Victory medal to Sister. A. M. Allen.
Before war broke out in the august 1914 Miss Alice Melona Allan was working as a staff nurse at the King Edward VII Hospital in Cardiff Wales, she volunteered for the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Rese...  read more

Code: 18204

Pre WW1 Photograph Postcard Mounted Royal Army Medical Corps

This is an interesting photo postcard showing a Sergeant in the Royal Army Medical Corps mounted, the card was sent in mid 1911 from Littleton-Parnell which is in Wiltshire and is hand written to his wife and suggests that they will be involved in a 'night attack'.
Comes in good order, one fold on a corner.
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Code: 18148

WW1 Era Photographic Postcard R.F.A Royal Review 1920

A very clear photographic postcard issued in 1920 showing the Royal review of the 1st battery 37th brigade Royal Field Artillery. Has not been postally used and comes in ok condition, one corner has been folded and some roughness to edges.  read more

Code: 18124

Two WW1 Era Photographic Postcards Fargo Camp 1913

These two photographic postcards just pre-date WW1, they each show group shots of Fargo camp in 1913 with the 12th company Army Service Corps. Both are in very good condition.

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Code: 18119

1930’s Aircraft Sweetheart Brooch.

A wonderful little pin back brooch, hand-made from brass, I think to represent an early civil aircraft like the Comet, but I could be wrong, it could be military. It comes in perfect original condition and measures 1.5 inches long.

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Code: 18089