SAHA Metal title on uniform

[Brian Conyngham]

I might or might not have posted this before but as there is an ongoing SAHA theme at the moment here is the picture.

These guys served very early in the War on the Coastal Batteries in East African ports. Some of the first SA troops to leave our shores in WW2. Note the normal SAA Flash on Polo Helmets that were worn by our troops for the early part of the war. It appears they disappeared some time around 1942/43 in the combat zones replaced by the normal British Helmet, our helmets had a distinctive 3 holes punched on the rim to assist in attaching a cloth to protect ones neck from the sun.