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

Normandy 1944 Collection 391 | 
Eastern Front Collection 270 | 
Scammell Mk10 Crash Truck (11 AY 69 | 
Eastern Front Collection 368 |

Normandy 1944 Collection 236 | 
AEC 0853 Matador (Q 600 NST)(Copyri | 
Austin K2 2Ton GS (ESU 733) | 
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (41 KC 34 |

Eastern Front Collection 1028 | 
Canadian 1 Corps | 
Eastern Front Collection 679 | 
Eastern Front Collection 1340 |

Bedford OYD 3Ton (CFT 884) 2 | 
Eastern Front Collection 731 | 
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (XPC 75 N) | 
volvo-fl10-4x2-tractor-38-rn-26copy |

AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo ( | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 594 | 
Morris C8 15cwt GS (273 GRP) | 
US 103 Support Brigade |