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 728 | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 580 | 
Original German WW2 Studio Photo 18 | 
Eastern Front Collection 862 |

Daimler Ferret Mk1-1 (77 MS 64) | 
White M3A1 Scout Car | 
Eastern Front Collection 667 | 
US 9 Army |

Eastern Front Collection 1313 | 
US 77 Infantry Division (Statue of | 
Eastern Front Collection 1297 | 
Eastern Front Collection 508 |

Eastern Front Collection 1005 | 
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 857 | 
Mercedes Benz Unimog S404 4x4 Radio |

GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Tanker (HBD 262)(B | 
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (FSB 84 | 
Eastern Front Collection 1287 | 
DAF YA 4440 6x4 Tipper (KN-52-02) |