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Forum: Army 04-06-20, 06:17 PM

Replies: 6 Trying to find correct headdress Views: 864 Posted By ssr481 I'm leaning towards original (on close inspection... I'm leaning towards original (on close inspection of the two uprights in the M, I see brass that's relatively shiny).. I have an NMR badge that's white metal, shiny, that may have been for dress...

Forum: Army 04-06-20, 03:03 PM

Replies: 6 Trying to find correct headdress Views: 864 Posted By ssr481 Thanks.. trying to put a collection of things... Thanks.. trying to put a collection of things together on Ted Swales.. he was a WO2 in the NMR just before transfering to the SAAF.

Forum: Army 04-06-20, 02:24 PM

Replies: 6 Trying to find correct headdress Views: 864 Posted By ssr481 Trying to find correct headdress Have just acquired the below cap badge and am trying to source the proper cap or beret on which it might have been worn..

Forum: New Member Introduction Zone 27-02-13, 10:16 PM

Replies: 2 Hello All! Views: 609 Posted By ssr481 Oooorahhh... seriously, be glad to help any way I... Oooorahhh... seriously, be glad to help any way I can.. also a Yank.. interests lie with WWII South African Air Force, etc.

Forum: Air Force 09-02-12, 08:02 PM

Replies: 23 WWII SAAF Battledress Views: 6,055 Posted By ssr481 Brian, Just sent you a PM with more info.... Brian, Just sent you a PM with more info. on my proposed trip.

Forum: Air Force 08-02-12, 11:29 PM

Replies: 23 WWII SAAF Battledress Views: 6,055 Posted By ssr481 Thanks.. Will make contact when my plans for SA are more definite.

Forum: Air Force 02-02-12, 02:08 PM

Replies: 23 WWII SAAF Battledress Views: 6,055 Posted By ssr481 I meant for actual insignia.. either period or... I meant for actual insignia.. either period or good reproductions. I'm tending toward enlisted - Flt Sgt. - as that is equivalent (approximately) to my rank in the Maryland Defense Force (auxiliary...

Forum: Air Force 01-02-12, 06:49 PM

Replies: 23 WWII SAAF Battledress Views: 6,055 Posted By ssr481 Will this help?? There is a WWII SAAF Pilot Officer's tunic up for auction on eBay - ...

Forum: Air Force 30-01-12, 02:11 PM

Replies: 23 WWII SAAF Battledress Views: 6,055 Posted By ssr481 Many thanks... and another question.. Many thanks to all who have responded.. I'm attaching photos of the two items that I've gotten so far (a slow process, especially when I'm researching for a book - not SAAF related, about the...

Forum: Air Force 13-01-12, 02:16 AM

Replies: 23 WWII SAAF Battledress Views: 6,055 Posted By ssr481 WWII SAAF Battledress Looking for information on WWII SAAF Battledress. I've found, and correct me if I'm wrong, that SAAF crews wore Olive drab BD. Did they also wear South Africa shoulder titles??

Forum: Police 06-10-11, 11:32 PM

Replies: 0 Natal Provincial Police badges Views: 1,596 Posted By ssr481 Natal Provincial Police badges Looking for any photos/images, etc. of Natal Provincial Police badges and uniforms, as I'm collecting information for a display for my father in law, who was NPP in the late 1940s..

Forum: Army 03-02-11, 07:20 PM

Replies: 12 Natal Mounted Rifles Shoulder Titles Views: 1,788 Posted By ssr481 Loupie, Thanks..just received a pair and a... Loupie, Thanks..just received a pair and a pair of SAAF wings.. am working on the NMR cap/beret badge and epaullette titles now. The fabric backing behind the shoulder titles.. was that orange...

Forum: Army 23-01-11, 01:46 AM

Replies: 12 Natal Mounted Rifles Shoulder Titles Views: 1,788 Posted By ssr481 Swales Logbook I'm working on getting a photocopy of Swales' logbook.. the archivist at DHS has one and I'm trying to get a photocopy.. there are some great photos in the scrapbook too that I'd love to get.. one of...

Forum: Army 21-01-11, 01:57 AM

Replies: 12 Natal Mounted Rifles Shoulder Titles Views: 1,788 Posted By ssr481 Major Swales With regards to Major Swales, I was in Durban two and a half years ago.. spent time at Durban High School where my sister-in-law is a teacher. Met with the historian there who showed me the...

Forum: Army 21-01-11, 01:53 AM

Replies: 12 Natal Mounted Rifles Shoulder Titles Views: 1,788 Posted By ssr481 Thanks all.. am in contact with someone in SA for... Thanks all.. am in contact with someone in SA for additional info.

Forum: Army 19-01-11, 04:19 PM

Replies: 12 Natal Mounted Rifles Shoulder Titles Views: 1,788 Posted By ssr481 Natal Mounted Rifles Shoulder Titles I was wondering if anyone has seen NMR shoulder titles like those used by, say the Grenadier Guards, Parachute Regiment, KRRC, etc. I'm also looking for khaki South Africa shoulder titles as well....

Forum: New Member Introduction Zone 19-01-11, 04:17 PM

Replies: 4 Greetings .. new to the Forum Views: 1,222 Posted By ssr481 Greetings .. new to the Forum Just wanted to say hello.. my collection ranges from WWII (British, USN) to modern (Austrian Army - have many friends who served or are serving) to the just plain obscure.

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