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
Land Rover 110 Defender |
ATS Tyburn Camp, 1945. Ely Grange, |
Eastern Front Collection 800 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 554 |
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Ford T1 |
Eastern Front Collection 611 |
Henschel HS22HA-CH 7Ton Engineers ( |
Normandy 1944 Collection 441 |
AEC 0853 Matador (JSU 714) |
Eastern Front Collection 839 |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (487 LUY) 2 |
Morris C8 Anti-Tank Tractor (YFO 72 |
Eastern Front Collection 1339 |
Original German WW2 Studio Photo 13 |
F79 HMS Portland (Type 23 Duke Clas |
Austin Champ (442 MTT) |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (RSY 883) |
Saviem Renault SM8 4Ton Cargo (6803 |
Berlin May/June 1945 147 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 580 |