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Forum: General Topics 10-07-23, 08:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 617
Posted By RobD
Yes, many people use a professional researcher as...

Yes, many people use a professional researcher as it means visiting archives.
I can recommend Dewald Nel email dewald@nelantiques.co.za
Forum: General Topics 07-05-23, 01:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 520
Posted By RobD
I note in Tylden the RDR are noted as having worn...

I note in Tylden the RDR are noted as having worn a leather cap (shako?) - see pic. They seem to have been a tiny outfit, even by Natal Volunteers standards...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 23-02-23, 12:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 669
Posted By RobD
Is this any good?: ...

Is this any good?:

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/01/12/imperial-war-museum-london-part/
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 08-02-23, 08:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 353
Posted By RobD
yes, I think that's the maker: T & J B Does it...

yes, I think that's the maker: T & J B
Does it help?
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-02-23, 07:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 353
Posted By RobD
ID "God Grant Unity" ??

Can anyone ID this badge? It came from South Africa in the 1970s and the crossed flags are the same arrangement as on the Imperial Light Horse badge
Could it be a post-Boer War peace badge?
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-02-23, 07:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 248
Posted By RobD
ID "Senior Guardsman" ??

Can anyone ID this badge? White metal, possibly silver.
Came from South Africa in the 1970s.
thanks!
Rob
Forum: Military Buttons 06-01-23, 12:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 510
Posted By RobD
Much obliged! Rob

Much obliged!
Rob
Forum: Military Buttons 06-01-23, 10:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 510
Posted By RobD
Identification?

On behalf of an enquiry on the Anglo Boer war forum, could I ask for identification of this button?
Thanks
Rob
Forum: General Topics 08-08-22, 05:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 528
Posted By RobD
Thanks!

Thanks!
Forum: General Topics 18-07-22, 06:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 528
Posted By RobD
Tarkastad Town Guard in the South African War.

On another forum, there's an enquiry whether the Tarkastad Town Guard wore any insignia. I'm sure someone here will know!
Rob
Forum: General Topics 11-01-22, 06:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 735
Posted By RobD
Thanks, Steven! ...

Thanks, Steven!
https://samilhistory.com/tag/artillery/#jp-carousel-3172
And I note the helmets are officers' private purchase of course, but the neater shape favoured by mounted units
Rob
Forum: General Topics 11-01-22, 07:03 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 735
Posted By RobD
Help with Boer War flash

This photo was taken at Three Tree Hill, Spioenkop in the background, in January 1900. The hill was an artillery position with infantry support.
From the helmet flashes, can anyone identify...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-11-21, 06:03 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,534
Posted By RobD
Deleted to prevent indignation and unneccessary...

Deleted to prevent indignation and unneccessary suffering
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-11-21, 05:59 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,534
Posted By RobD
duplicate post

duplicate post
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 23-06-21, 06:04 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 4,737
Posted By RobD
May I enquire: Can something which is made by...

May I enquire: Can something which is made by hand in 1944 always reliably be distinguished from one made by hand in 2021?
It seems to me that, in the case of this object, everything depends on the...
Forum: Photographs of South African Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 18-06-21, 10:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,910
Posted By RobD
That solves it well enough!

That solves it well enough!
Forum: Photographs of South African Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 16-06-21, 06:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,910
Posted By RobD
Thanks, fellas. I am sceptical that FANY nurses...

Thanks, fellas.
I am sceptical that FANY nurses would perform acrobatics on motorbikes.
I wonder if this was an acrobatic team? If so, whether the emblem on the tanks is a pair crossed showbiz...
Forum: Photographs of South African Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 10-06-21, 02:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,910
Posted By RobD
Here are more pics of the same - any ideas?

Here are more pics of the same - any ideas?
Forum: Army 04-06-21, 03:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 776
Posted By RobD
Must be very rare. Here's the only photo of one...

Must be very rare. Here's the only photo of one I've seen - this is the Scott family, the pouch is attached to Lt FJD Scott who died at Isandhlwana.
Image from: Osprey - Zulu War;Volunteers,...
Forum: Photographs of South African Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 08-05-21, 11:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,910
Posted By RobD
Identify insignia? First Aid Nursing Yeomanry in E Africa

Can anyone explain for me what are the "V" shaped flashes on the petrol tanks of these motor bikes?
The photo comes from http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol106em.html and the legend to the photo is:...
Forum: General Topics 05-02-21, 07:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 580
Posted By RobD
Boer waistcoat

It;s a dull, covid evening so I thought I'd post this as a challenge. It's an image from a book, "Heroes of the Boer War" which is online for free viewing...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 13-01-21, 01:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,787
Posted By RobD
I share your pain. However, the auction house...

I share your pain.
However, the auction house uses a carefully-chosen word, "type", in its descriptions of some lots to cover themselves. The lot in question is described as

British WWII type...
Forum: Navy 27-11-20, 01:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,981
Posted By RobD
Thanks, both - it's as I expected!

Thanks, both - it's as I expected!
Forum: Navy 26-11-20, 12:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,981
Posted By RobD
Is this civilian or Naval?

Hi
I found this on a South African War battlefield; I think it's probably spurious but wanted to check it wasn't Naval.
Thanks
Rob
Forum: Army 02-06-20, 03:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 592
Posted By RobD
By strange coincidence, Basil Schonland was my...

By strange coincidence, Basil Schonland was my Mom's father.
I had become interested in militaria before he died, while I was in high school; I don't recall seeing any unusual insignia among his...
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