arriving in Sumatra just after the Royal Air Force evacuation of Singapore and was placed in command of Bomber Squadrons in Sumatra and Java
page 3 with the insignia of the Parachute Regiment and inscribed "3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment / 1st British Airborne Division / "Not in Vain" / 17th-25th September
A lot of three second war German stick pins
but only to those over the age of 30 who were ratepayers or were married to ratepayers)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Case Auction arriving in Sumatra just after(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 49 mm (w) x 43. 96 mm (h), weighing 34. 1 grams, accompanied by a period