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
RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps) |
AEC 0853 Matador (JDG 359) |
US 92 Infantry Division (Buffalo) |
Panzer I 47mm SPG (2) |
Wolverhampton Bantock House 1940\ |
Normandy 1944 Collection 926 |
US 35 Infantry Division (Santa Fe) |
Eastern Front Collection 1188 |
Ford Pierce Fire Tender (70L-692) |
US 160 Signal Brigade |
Sd Kfz 250 Half Track in North Afri |
Humber Heavy Utility (NHJ 751) 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 247 |
Eastern Front Collection 1026 |
AEC 0853 Matador (KJB 598 D) |
Eastern Front Collection 1488 |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 7 |
AEC 0853 Matador (OSU 863) |
Foden DG-6-12 10Ton 6x4 GS |
Berlin May/June 1945 56 |