With those skill at arms badges it looks all the more that it is made up.. either to deceive or out of pure ignorance. You may need to look at contemporary photographs to see whether 6SAAD actually wore the American SSI, even though it was awarded to the unit. I have only seen it on ephemera but not on uniforms.
From what I am able to see, very little insignia was worn by 6SAAD troops on battledress uniform. Mostly only rank stripes were sewn onto the battledress jacket. Unit insignia was worn on a khaki drill slip on which showed the Div insignia, orange tab and unit shoulder title. The only instance I have seen where the Div insignia was sewn directly onto the jacket was in case of officers as there rank pips replaced the Div insignia on the khaki slip on shoulder boards.
Last edited by Milmed; 28-10-19 at 01:21 PM.
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