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

US 30 Infantry Division (Old Hickor | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 468 | 
M3A1 Stuart (2) | 
Ferret Mk2 (06 EB 36) |

Crusader (3) | 
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (81 KK 91)(C | 
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (906 FVO) | 
Scammell S26 6x4 Tipper Truck (93 K |

Normandy 1944 Collection 716 | 
Thornycroft Nubian Light Mobile Dig | 
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Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Printed) |

White 666 6Ton 6x6 Prime Mover (BN- | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 325 | 
Berlin May/June 1945 195 | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 555 |

Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (9199 JH)(Copyr | 
Berlin May/June 1945 126 | 
Canadian 1 Division | 
Eastern Front Collection 41 |