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
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 (Q 474 CRF) |
Land Rover S3 Shorland Armoured Car |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (FOT 988) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (KL 61 AA) |
Saxon APC (97 KF 88) |
AEC 0853 Matador (422 EH) |
Eastern Front Collection 974 |
Eastern Front Collection 541 |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (JSK 965) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 724 |
M4A1 Sherman with Flamethrower (1) |
Eastern Front Collection 697 |
Studebaker US6-U3 6x6 |
Land Rover 90 Defender (KB 66 AA) |
Eastern Front Collection 868 |
Eastern Front Collection 1567 |
Eastern Front Collection 28 |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (487 LUY) 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 1002 |
Eastern Front Collection 702 |