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Originally Posted by RCN
I did note on the two shoulder boards, one button has SA on either side of the anchor but the other has no lettering. & on the second pair no lettering on either button.
Any reason for this?
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The official button from 1939 to 1942 was the crowned anchor. The letters SA were added in 1942, around the time that the Seaward Defence Force was renamed 'SA Naval Forces'. Perhaps the officer originally had the pre-1942 button on both, and later had to replace one of them.