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Originally Posted by Milmed
From photographic evidence it appears that the British VMSC and MSC cap and helmet badges were not worn by any Cape medical units. The first time helmets was worn was with the formation of the CMC in 1903 but then they had there own Helmet plate.
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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 the British design being used in the Cape. Colin Owen shows a white metal example attributed to the (obviously Victorian era) CMSC, while Dr Curson (Regimental Devices...) lists the same badge in brass for the unit.
Of course, a mistake by Curson could have been repeated by Owen, so I will treat those entries as questionable for the moment and hope to find more info at some point.
Regards
Craig