Thanks fo that Jibba Jabba, No doubt that sandcastings and fern badges exist in various forms from the Boer war to W.W.1.They were worn by either staff,nurses ,volunteers or reinforcements.(all reinforcement badges were made in NZ so are pressed).The fern badge i have has been identified by two of NZ's leading badge authorities(''Sniff'' and Geoff Oldham) as being of Palestine manufacture in 1917.(65mm length) These are extremely rare and maybe only a dozen or so in existance.
Any chance of photo of your badge ,If i could pick up a rare large Boer war fern badge for 2-4 pound,i would be all over it.Sell between $125-$185 range over here so thats not a bad exchange rate.
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