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Originally Posted by shahldm
Hi John
I have the same badge in my collection. It got it some years ago from a collector in Cape Town.
I believe the badge to be "De Beers Battery Kimberley", which was on the backing card when I received the badge.
I have attached a pic fyi.
Rgds
Shahl
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Hello Shahl,
Thank you for your information, and for the picture showing your badges, very nice.
There was a De Beers Maxim Battery active in the siege of Kimberley during the Boer War.
Regards,
John