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

Bedford MWD 15cwt | 
DAF YA 4440 4x4 Cargo (KZ-95-86) | 
Land Rover 110 Defender (12 KJ 79) | 
Saxon APC (98 KF 44) |

Eastern Front Collection 981 | 
Austin Champ (RDF 566 G)(94 BE 31)( | 
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (Q 290 UDW) | 
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 9 |

Eastern Front Collection 154 | 
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 38) | 
Sd Kfz 250 Half Track (1) | 
Eastern Front Collection 1484 |

D86 HMS Birmingham (Type 42 Class D | 
Eastern Front Collection 791 | 
Austin K5 3Ton GS (VSV 622) 2 | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 239 |

AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover | 
Austin K2 Canteen (GXH 54) | 
Eastern Front Collection 602 | 
US 19 Support Command |