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Old 05-04-20, 08:53 PM
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Default 4th SA Infantry Regiment (South African Scottish) Button

I believe the attached is a 4th SA Infantry Regiment (South African Scottish) 20mm button - does anyone know the dates that it was worn?

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Old 06-04-20, 05:50 AM
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1916 - 1918 and private purchase, so not everyone wore them. The standard button the SA expeditionary force wore was the Union coat of arms
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Is there a back stamp?


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I believe the attached is a 4th SA Infantry Regiment (South African Scottish) 20mm button - does anyone know the dates that it was worn?

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Old 06-04-20, 02:42 PM
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Thanks Milmed and Frank. The back mark is Firmin & Sons Ltd London. See thumbnail.

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Very nice too, certainly not getting any easier to find these days either, it was perfectly normal for officers of the regiment to wear them, Lillico also made quite a number, their wares had a pleasing back stamp of "R Lillico 1 Maddox St London"
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