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Originally Posted by Alex Rice
I should add that even though the photo isn't clear, it looks like standard infantry colours on the badge to me.
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Alex
Yes, the more I look at it it would appear to be standard infantry, in this case with Dudley's help "E" Company.
I have since been told that a number of selected Marines trained with the Infantry at the Infantry School in Oudsthoorn.
According to the source these Marines and were all allocated to the various different companies, a sort of composite training set-up between the Navy and the Army. They did not want them training separately in their own Marine Company, full integration with the army guys was the order of the day. This could very well explain the wearing of the Infantry Company Signs on their sleeves, as seen in this picture.
Something for your 2nd Impression Alex, thought you would like this.
Brian