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 720 | 
M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (JFO 207) 3 | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 719 | 
Commer Q4 3Ton Tipper (87 BP 22) |

Wartime in the Vale 2010, Bedford M | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 463 | 
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr | 
US 3 Army |

Normandy 1944 Collection 486 | 
Mack NO2 7.5Ton 6x6 Prime Mover (BS | 
Bedford TM 4x4 Cargo (51 GT 22)(Cop | 
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |

Eastern Front Collection 396 | 
Eastern Front Collection 524 | 
Bedford SB3 Marshall Body Coach (45 | 
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (415 DEL) |

Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (FOT 988) | 
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (64 YY 6 | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 840 | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 11 |