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Old 10-02-15, 02:04 PM
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Greetings all - I bought this South African Field Artillery with the letter "B " . It is made of sheet brass and has ring lugs. 55mm x 30mm. I assume it was 1st World war as there is a mention in Tyldens book of a SAFA unit in 1915. Nothing in Owens or Cursons books. Has anyone seen one of these and if so, do you have any info on the "b" part
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Old 10-02-15, 03:06 PM
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Lovely title but never seen it before or even referred to.

Looking forward to the answer.

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The most logical explanation would be the title worn by "B" Battery. The South Africans would also have a corresponding title ZAFA title for the other side, as Afrikaans was also an official language. Just a thought.

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Very nice title, a B battery title sounds plausible.
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Old 11-02-15, 11:31 AM
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See entry 11 on the following thread showing SABRIGADE's SAFA titles.

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...t=43707&page=3
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Old 11-02-15, 12:54 PM
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Yep- If there was another one around , William would definitely have had it. May thanks -Alf
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Fortunately , my one looks to pre-date Wills one -Cheers-Alf
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B Battery SAFA in Palestine.

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