During WW2, many different nationalities came to the UK to enlist in the Army, Navy or Air Force. Some like Canada, Australia, New Zealand were part of the Commonwealth and answered the call to fight for the ‘Mother country’. Others such as from Argentina or Brazil cameĀ to fight or were living in the UK at the time. The badges below are from the RAF and were worn on the battledress to show where these voluteers had come from.
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Jamaica

Eastern Front Collection 603 | 
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (82 KH 48)(Co | 
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (AF 413)(Cyprus | 
Berlin May/June 1945 63 |

Federal 94x43a 4Ton 4x4 Tractor (FS | 
Avro Vulcan (XL-425) | 
Eastern Front Collection 112 | 
US 46 \'Ghost\' Division |

Eastern Front Collection 1223 | 
Berlin May/June 1945 28 | 
Eastern Front Collection 1079 | 
Wolverhampton Bantock House 1940\ |

Normandy 1944 Collection 205 | 
Austin K9 1Ton Ambulance (JYP 470 K | 
Eastern Front Collection 271 | 
Commer CB 4x4 Cargo (05 EM 42) |

Normandy 1944 Collection 263 | 
Eastern Front Collection 368 | 
Eastern Front Collection 1199 | 
Eastern Front Collection 48 |