United Kingdom. An Invasion of North Africa Badge for Operation Torch, c. 1942 Newly Listed Constructed of a black wool

Constructed of a black wool base with buckram core

The Rolex General Service Mark II presents a black dial pocket watch that was marked with an “A” prior to the issue number

the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/120” for Wilhelm Deumer

as King George V and signed this document twenty-six days after the death of King Edward VII

including two set on a bar

United Kingdom. An Invasion of North Africa Badge for Operation Torch, c. 1942 Newly Listed Constructed of a black woolInstituted in 1942. Obverse center shows symbolic V for victory and attached to the arms of the V are American and British flags, top of badge has inscription Nth Africa imposed on French flag, bottom shows the inscription 8 Nov 1942, reverse horizontal bar pin, 44. 4 mm (h) x 58. 7mm (w), extremely fine condition. Footnote: This badge was made to commemorate Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa in 1942. Torch was a compromise