WW2 British Gloucestershire Regiment Collars Insignia Pair

This pair of WW2 British Gloucestershire Regiment collar insignia represents the unit’s distinctive regimental badges worn by personnel during the Second World War. Each insignia is crafted in brass and displays the emblem associated with the Gloucestershire Regiment, also known as “the Glosters.” Notable for their back badge tradition, the regiment has a unique history within the British Army, and these collar badges were worn on the uniform tunic collars by other ranks and sometimes officers, indicating regimental affiliation. The design typically features the sphinx, commemorating the regiment’s role in the Battle of Alexandria during the Napoleonic Wars, and a scroll bearing the regimental title. Such insignia pieces are of interest to collectors and historians for their association with wartime British Army uniforms and their reflection of regimental identity during the 1939–1945 period. Condition, patination, and the presence of original mounting lugs may vary between surviving examples.