There can be a number of reasons for the badge. It depends when the photos were taken. If he was still in training then he would more than likely have worn the springbok badge or if he was an officer cadet. Sometimes people served in more than one corps or unit. A relative of mine was in QSC and GSC for example at different times during WW2 even though the job they did was basically the same. Junior staff officers who were not members if the Staff Corps for example also wore the springbok badge eg Staff Officer A or SO Q at a Command HQ. My relative was at times SO A and at times SO Q and is sometimes down as GSC and other times QSC.
As far as badges go I suggest getting a nice set of bronzed QSC badges as theycwere the standard WW2 issue and are also easier to find than the bimetal type. There are all sorts of theories about the bimetal badge when and by whom it was worn but I haven't seen a photo of anyone wearing one yet. WW2 QSC pics always seem to be the black or bronze variety.
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