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Army
25-04-24, 02:03 PM
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South African Cadets
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#1 Public High School Cadet Corps #6 may be...
#1 Public High School Cadet Corps
#6 may be Cape Town College Cadet Corps
#4 is indeed a Traffic Officers cap badge for Kroonstad
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The Classifieds: Sales and Wanted
20-04-24, 04:09 AM
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Wanted : Greece brass title ...
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Milmed
This title looks like the generic 'Country'...
This title looks like the generic 'Country' titles produced in the Egyptian bazaars during WWII for soldiers to purchase as momentoes.
Have seen them with 'South Africa' , 'Australia' and 'New...
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General Topics.
30-03-24, 03:57 PM
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IDENTIFYING CAP BADGES A Family Historian's Guide
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Milmed
Thanks Guys, Thats exactly what I thought......
Thanks Guys,
Thats exactly what I thought... Families wanting to ID Granddads badge...
Will pass the 'reviews' on to my friend...
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General Topics.
30-03-24, 12:45 PM
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IDENTIFYING CAP BADGES A Family Historian's Guide
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Milmed
IDENTIFYING CAP BADGES A Family Historian's Guide
A friend is interested in purchasing this book. IDENTIFYING CAP BADGES
A Family Historian's Guide by Graham Bandy
Searching the forum, I dont see anything mentioned on it.
Would he be wasting...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
21-03-24, 03:42 PM
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Collar badge for ID
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Milmed
Its not portuguese!! Collar badge worn as a...
Its not portuguese!!
Collar badge worn as a pair by South African Red Cross Society. 1940's through to 1970's
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Army
16-03-24, 03:39 AM
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CSARV
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Milmed
Hi Ron, Very nice find and you dont need...
Hi Ron,
Very nice find and you dont need anouther. This is the Officers Cap badge. It was different to the regular white metal cap badge.
Officers collars were same as regular collars, but in...
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Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
29-02-24, 04:37 AM
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Technically WWI Period OR's Royal Air Force Bronze Cap Badge
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Milmed
The glaringly obvious point not been raised here,...
The glaringly obvious point not been raised here, is that the original owner of said badges was a PVT and should/would not be issued with bronze badges. He would have had gilding metal badges, both...
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Formation Signs and Patches
25-02-24, 04:09 AM
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Warrant badge strange fitting system
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Milmed
Looks like the fitting on ladies ear rings before...
Looks like the fitting on ladies ear rings before the days of pierced ears.
Maybe the crown was converted to an ear ring to be worn by a Major's wife
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New Zealand Badges
04-02-24, 03:44 AM
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N.Z BADGES HELP PLEASE
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Milmed
The NR is not a South African badge
The NR is not a South African badge
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Off topic
03-02-24, 04:57 PM
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Mystery old film
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Milmed
Try Searching these sites: ...
Try Searching these sites:
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls059116699/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_films_(1950%E2%80%931989)
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
03-02-24, 09:57 AM
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Which unit please
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Milmed
It may be First City Volunteer Rifles... a...
It may be First City Volunteer Rifles... a volunteer unit from the Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
29-01-24, 04:19 AM
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Need Help Regarding a QARANC Uniform
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Milmed
Terry, As your friend already has a dress with...
Terry,
As your friend already has a dress with red shoulder straps for a Nursing Officer, I would simply set up the uniform for an officer.
All you need then is a few rank pips (two or three per...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
28-01-24, 03:59 AM
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Need Help Regarding a QARANC Uniform
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Milmed
Terry, If you going to set it up as an OR...
Terry, If you going to set it up as an OR (nurse), then there should be nothing on the shoulder straps.
And as a ward dress, she would wear a nurses white cap and not a beret.
See picture in...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
27-01-24, 06:40 PM
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Need Help Regarding a QARANC Uniform
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730
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Milmed
Terry, Not sure whether this will answer your...
Terry,
Not sure whether this will answer your question, but from all the pictures I have seen of QARANS, only the Nursing Officers have shoulder boards.
The non-officer nurses have a QA...
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Formation Signs and Patches
21-01-24, 10:30 AM
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Confirmation and ID on pairs of patches
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Milmed
Thanks Mike, Would not have imagined it was...
Thanks Mike,
Would not have imagined it was Indian at all
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Formation Signs and Patches
21-01-24, 08:06 AM
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Confirmation and ID on pairs of patches
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Milmed
Confirmation and ID on pairs of patches
Hi,
I believe the ist pair is early 1940's 49th Infantry Polar bears.
But need an ID on the pair of Aircraft patches... may be AA unit
Thanks
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Army
18-01-24, 09:40 AM
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South African Shoulder Titles Not Identified In Owens Book
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326
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Milmed
Hi, Yes I see it in Owens collection and yes....
Hi,
Yes I see it in Owens collection and yes. not Identified either.
Owen had a nice collection of badges, not all military and not all correctly identified, but a fair starting point for trying...
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Army
18-01-24, 04:28 AM
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3
South African Shoulder Titles Not Identified In Owens Book
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Milmed
Hi Andy, Karoo Schutters is spot on for the...
Hi Andy,
Karoo Schutters is spot on for the KS title.
As for NTBC, I have not seen one of these before. It may or may not be military.
Whenever I see BC, I always think Bowling Club, so it...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
07-01-24, 10:12 AM
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RAMC badges
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Milmed
My initial reaction when I saw the 1st post was...
My initial reaction when I saw the 1st post was to say it looked liked an RAMC officers collar badge sans crown and scroll (The collar badges were more typically round than the oval wreath of the cap...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
07-01-24, 10:07 AM
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RAMC badges
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Milmed
No, nothing to do with South Africa
No, nothing to do with South Africa
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
06-01-24, 06:35 PM
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RAMC badges
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670
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Milmed
The Belgium Army nurses pre war and post war wore...
The Belgium Army nurses pre war and post war wore a caduceus in a wreath as insignia.
For the Belgium nusrses kitted out in British uniforms, the closest badge to there original badge was a RAMC...
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Army
03-01-24, 08:45 AM
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46
South African Cadets
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8,760
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Milmed
Iain, I believe these are for Grey Insitute...
Iain,
I believe these are for Grey Insitute Cadets
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
01-01-24, 05:59 PM
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6
Unknown Title
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321
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Milmed
Thanks for all the responses. The design of...
Thanks for all the responses.
The design of the title with a central bar holding the letters together is typical of South African unit titles from the Boer War and WWI period. The design is also...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
31-12-23, 03:27 PM
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6
Unknown Title
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321
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Milmed
Unknown Title
Received the following title recently and cannot identify a potential unit.
E-M-T
Any assistance to identify appreciated
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Air Force
27-12-23, 04:06 AM
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3
SAAF KC badges
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257
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Milmed
The 2 large SAAF badges are cap badges period...
The 2 large SAAF badges are cap badges period 1926 - 1959
The darker toned and smaller badge in the middle is a collar badge - same period
The facing pair with ZAAF are mess dress collar badges...
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