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

Normandy 1944 Collection 18 | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 590 | 
AEC 0853 Matador (4333 BH) | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 929 |

Dodge WC-57 Command Car (SFF 342) | 
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr | 
Berlin May/June 1945 23 | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 443 |

Normandy 1944 Collection 283 | 
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 139 | 
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (JSK 164 |

M4 Sherman Firefly (1) | 
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (USU 103) | 
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (XT | 
US 5 Army Air Force |

Eastern Front Collection 717 | 
Bedford J1 Lomas Ambulance (04 FK 4 | 
Karrier K6 3Ton GS (NTL 743) 2 | 
AEC 0853 Matador (YOO 696 J) 2 |