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24-09-18, 05:47 AM
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Intelligence Corps question
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craigen
Hello Stephen Unfortunately I can't help...
Hello Stephen
Unfortunately I can't help with your question but this pattern cap badge was also worn by South Africans at one time as far as I know, although it was technically the British badge....
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General Topics
07-05-18, 12:59 PM
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Identify uniform
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craigen
Hi Tony The badges look a bit like Prince...
Hi Tony
The badges look a bit like Prince Alfred's Guard, which would fit if the picture was taken in PE.
Regards
Craig
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Army
23-02-18, 05:52 PM
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Natal Mounted Rifles
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2,054
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craigen
Hi, Colin Owen's reference book suggests...
Hi,
Colin Owen's reference book suggests that the badges worn around that time included a cloth helmet flash with white metal "3" in the centre, a slouch hat badge consisting of the letters "NMR"...
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Army
08-11-17, 06:12 PM
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UMR
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2,399
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craigen
Iain, do you mean the badge with title? I...
Iain, do you mean the badge with title? I wondered about that but wasn't sure if it was one badge or two.
I've not come across modern mess dress badges for the unit, so I don't know what the...
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Army
08-11-17, 12:49 PM
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UMR
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2,399
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craigen
Very nice indeed Iain! Regards Craig
Very nice indeed Iain!
Regards
Craig
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
12-10-17, 06:17 PM
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Early 20th Century Cameron Highlander Badges
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770
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craigen
Early 20th Century Cameron Highlander Badges
Dear All
As part of a small project, I will be looking for items authentic to uniforms worn in South Africa during the first decade of the 20th Century.
My first query is about Cameron...
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Army
20-09-17, 12:41 PM
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Unknown Tupperware
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craigen
John, The company symbols for the first 6...
John,
The company symbols for the first 6 companies (Alpha to Foxtrot) were reused where more than 6 companies were formed but the symbols were inverted.
Although the symbols were inverted,...
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Army
14-08-17, 11:36 AM
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3rd Transvaal Scottish
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craigen
Keith, You are right about Regiment Laeveld...
Keith,
You are right about Regiment Laeveld formerly being 2 Medium Regiment.
7 Medium Regiment (3TS) and 2 Medium Regiment both existed after WWII and into the 1950s. As far as I can work out,...
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General Topics
30-07-17, 07:13 PM
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Niassa Scouts
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craigen
Hi Roy Unfortunately I do not know anything...
Hi Roy
Unfortunately I do not know anything about the Niassa scouts but that badge looks a lot like the South African National Parks badge.
It also does not look anything like the Niassa...
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General Topics
10-06-17, 05:01 PM
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Cape Medical Staff Corp Badges
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craigen
Hi Steven Thanks for all the information....
Hi Steven
Thanks for all the information. The British connection in SA does make sense and I will treat the badges in the same way.
Regards
Craig
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General Topics
05-06-17, 06:12 PM
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Cape Medical Staff Corp Badges
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craigen
Hi Steven Thank you for the very helpful...
Hi Steven
Thank you for the very helpful information. And that is a really nice set of badges.
Appreciating the amount of research you have done, I am intrigued that you found no evidence of...
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General Topics
05-06-17, 05:28 PM
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Cape Medical Staff Corp Badges
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2,388
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craigen
Thank you Kingsley, that is very interesting. ...
Thank you Kingsley, that is very interesting.
Regards
Craig
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General Topics
03-06-17, 06:04 PM
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Cape Medical Staff Corp Badges
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craigen
Cape Medical Staff Corp Badges
Hello All
The badge pictured below was worn by the British Medical Staff Corps but was, I believe, also worn by some colonial Medical Staff Corps units.
The Cape Medical Staff Corps wore the...
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General Topics
27-12-16, 05:59 PM
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Military Funerals
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craigen
Hi Tony If nobody on the forum can help, I...
Hi Tony
If nobody on the forum can help, I would suggest contacting one of the local units and asking for suggestions, assuming it would not bankrupt you from your neck of the woods.
The SA...
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Army
12-11-16, 10:22 AM
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TRANSVAAL HORSE ARTILLERY PLASTIC BADGE
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craigen
Hi Colin There is an RAF brooch/badge on...
Hi Colin
There is an RAF brooch/badge on Ebay that could be made from the same material and with the same type of fitting as yours:...
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Army
09-11-16, 12:54 PM
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TRANSVAAL HORSE ARTILLERY PLASTIC BADGE
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craigen
Hi Colin My guess is that it is a sweetheart...
Hi Colin
My guess is that it is a sweetheart brooch, with a pin missing. Similar types of sweetheart brooches exist from around the WWII era (and possibly WWI as well) for other SA units and I...
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General Topics
19-10-16, 11:21 AM
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Cloth backing patches in ABW
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craigen
Hi Rob Are you referring to just British...
Hi Rob
Are you referring to just British units or to colonial units as well?
Regards
Craig
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Photographs of South African Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
15-08-16, 12:49 PM
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What Badge?
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craigen
Hi, that is a South African Air Force badge. I...
Hi, that is a South African Air Force badge. I couldn't guess at how it might fit in with your dad's training or deployment though.
Was he by any chance in the Anti Aircraft?
Regards
Craig
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Army
05-08-16, 07:21 PM
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Another bar for ID
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craigen
Hi Mike This beret bar for corps or unit...
Hi Mike
This beret bar for corps or unit affiliation has been the subject of a great deal of discussion in various places but I don't believe there was a lot of agreement about what it really was...
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General Topics
01-08-16, 11:24 AM
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SA Light Horse Badge Questions
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craigen
Thank you Frank for the very interesting...
Thank you Frank for the very interesting information. I am very pleased with this badge and hope to eventually get hold of one or two more variations from the unit, along with badges of its...
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General Topics
28-07-16, 03:33 PM
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SA Light Horse Badge Questions
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craigen
SA Light Horse Badge Questions
Hello All
Most examples of SA Light Horse hat badges that I have seen in pictures seem to have been brass and of fairly crude (or hurried) manufacture. Some appear to have been cast and others...
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Army
05-06-16, 07:00 AM
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Dukes W/M Helmet Plate Question
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2,309
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craigen
Thank you Steven, absolutely right of course and...
Thank you Steven, absolutely right of course and I have corrected the original message. I was going to ask about both a Dukes badge and this one but decided to focus on this one for now and was...
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General Topics
04-06-16, 08:57 AM
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Oranje Vrystaat or Vrijstaat Artillerie
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craigen
Thanks to everyone for the all the very helpful...
Thanks to everyone for the all the very helpful responses, it is good to have clarity on this at last.
Henk, thank you for the nice explanation; it is very interesting and far more nuanced than I...
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General Topics
04-06-16, 08:28 AM
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White Horse - SAMR/CMR Or Not?
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2,050
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craigen
White Horse - SAMR/CMR Or Not?
Hello All
The badge pictured below came via a dealer from the late Hugh King's collection as an SAMR sleeve badge. It is hallmarked silver and has lugs (I will add pictures of the back when I...
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Army
04-06-16, 08:00 AM
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9
Dukes W/M Helmet Plate Question
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2,309
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craigen
Prince Alfred's Guard W/M Helmet Plate Question
Hello All
Apologies for any confusion caused by the original references to "Dukes", I have corrected the title and message text.
Can anyone say if the white metal Prince Alfred's Guard helmet...
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