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SA 7th Arm. Div. BD blouse and beret
I have got in my collection the BD blouse, trousers and RTR black beret badged to a former member of the IVth Armoured Car Recce regiment, captured at Sidi Rezigh in november 1941. He was released form the XVIII Stamm Lager in Carinthia, Austria, on May 15th 1945 and discharged from the Army as a private in the SATC in the UK on November 19th, 1945. There are several inconsistencies in the lot, because the BD blouse sports the two SA orange tabs, the 7th Armoured Division insignia (correct, since the IVth SA ACR Rgt. was the only SA unit to have served with the 7th Arm. Div.), 5 good conduct chevrons, Africa Star and Africa Service Medal ribbons and a yellow/green braided lanyard, whereas the RTR black beret is embellished with a British RTR, not a SATC cap badge. Could the owner have been issued with the BD and the RTR cap badge while he was in the UK awaiting the discharge from the Army? Has the lot been put together? What's the meaning of the yellow/green lanyard? Something to do with the 6th SA Armoured Division? The previous owner would not depart form the paperwork coming with the lot, but he let me have copies, which I would rather not post here, since the original documents are not in my possession. Many thanks in advance for your knowledge, gentlemen!
Last edited by loupie1961; 13-03-14 at 03:22 PM. |
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Loupie
Difficult questions you have asked, to be honest this could be a made up lot but then again it might not be. However we do know that the badge on beret is incorrect and the orange tabs appear to be a little "new" for being 70 years old. As for lanyards I cannot help. Brian |
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I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that this was what the guy wore at the end of the war. Many ex-servicemen waited for transport home in the UK and would have made sure they had some sort of insignia to id them and active servicemen. With the shortage of Colonial badges in the UK any suitable badge could have been worn, so I'm sure this is correct.
Cheers, Alex |
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Your BD set is probably fine, were there any clues on the paperwork? Lee |
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Have this SA BD blouse in the collection for comparison. He was a signaller with 3rd Transvaal Scottish and was German born Jewish bloke. Have attached a copy of the man's records. They make interesting reading.
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Hi Loupie,
I find your SATC postcard interesting; I wasnt aware that the colours were the same as the British RTR And those shorts are short Quote:
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C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre |
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