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Security Force
New addition, Cyprus one I’m not familiar with
Bob Last edited by bobanodised; 05-02-21 at 06:54 PM. Reason: Title |
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I wonder if they replaced the Army Depot Police ? It's the same badge with different wording
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A totally meaningless name and a contradiction in terms!
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Bob,
Good addition. Is this new metal? Chris |
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Some on ebay at the moment, £5.99 a time, item no. 174438630992
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Yes Chris it is. This badge has been around for several years now and it did replace the Army Depot Police badge.
Jerry
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SFP Cyprus cap badge
Raised in 1995 replacing the Army Depot Police and the remnants of the Royal Air Force Auxiliaries in Cyprus. There is a metal shoulder title with the letters S.F.P. Hope this is of help.
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Police
Yes Metal , did google it but it was a bit vague.I presume that there are new buttons for this or are they still wearing SBA Police ones?
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SBA Police
Hi Dave
Can you advise who wears these please? Bob |
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The current SBA Police.
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Thanks Dave
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Badges such as these are quite interesting in that while 100% genuine they were never authorised by the Army Dress Committee. Instead, local military authorities were given a budget and authority to fund and authorise such items at a local level. As such, they do not appear in MoD documentation.
Other example include such badges from the Falkland Islands Defence Force. From Wikipedia: The Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF) is the locally maintained volunteer defence unit in the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The FIDF works alongside the military units supplied by the United Kingdom to ensure the security of the islands. Note that the unit '...works along side..." and is "...locally maintained..." . The badges used by the FIDF were part of the inventory with NSN up to the 1990's but I have never found their inclusion in any MoD documentation from then on. Chris |
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Reading further:
"...the Falkland Islands Defence Force today is funded entirely by the Falkland Islands government and has an annual budget of £400,000.[16]..." [16] The Times Article, March 6th 2010, retrieved 23 July 2011 I suspect that this badge, Security Force Cyprus, comes/came under similar control. Chris |
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