Canada, Commonwealth. A 1St Special Service Force Shoulder Patch Auction of which 73 were recaptured

of which 73 were recaptured

" He was taken on strength from the 31st Battery

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the right one bearing an "H"

the undersides in white wool and are held firmly in place by pebbled gilt aluminum buttons at one end and sewn in place at the opposite end

Canada, Commonwealth. A 1St Special Service Force Shoulder Patch Auction of which 73 were recapturedWhite embroidered lettering, on a red embroidered field, measuring 35 mm (w) x 80 mm (h), extremely fine. Footnote: The 1st Special Service Force (also called The Devil's Brigade, The Black Devils, The Black Devils' Brigade, and Freddie's Freighters) was an elite American Canadian commando unit in the Second World War, under command of the United States Fifth Army. The unit was organized in 1942 and trained at Fort William Henry Harrison near Helena,