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#16
16-02-14, 11:34 AM
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Hello Iain,
No, I have not seen that thread, but, I will take a look at it today, again, this falls out of my collecting of South African, but, is very nice. They did well in GWSA too and raised the second Kimberley Regt for that campaign. I hope you have a good time in the "Colony" of Natal, as I still call it, be careful though! Regards Frank Quote:
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#17
16-02-14, 12:07 PM
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Okay, I've read Brian's thread, I think perhaps I should buy one of these!
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16-02-14, 03:06 PM
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Hi Frank,
I'm not sure if you are aware, but because of the esprit de corps of the SA units, they were used as shock troops in Italy in WWII, spearheading the allied advance. The Imperial Light Horse / Kimberley Regt would have been the first into Rome but they were attached to US 5th Army who told them to hold back and claimed the honour for themselves!  Dont worry, I will take care in KZN, some things dont change; you have to treat the Zulus with respect regards, Iain
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#19
16-02-14, 03:20 PM
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Hello Iain,
Yes, the SA 6th Armoured Division did well, in particular, in the Po valley, a very hard campaign, I'll have to get one of those ILH/KR's though, but, I still pefer their earlier service in GWSA. I'm sure you will be fine when you head south, don't forget your .450 Martini. Regards Frank
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#20
16-02-14, 03:33 PM
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Gentlemen,
This is the original officers cap badge worn on their caps and in GWSA, also on their helmets, for which a stout pin was used, they were made for and retailed by messrs Hobson in London. The finish was a very fine murcurial fire gilt on copper, which is a rather Georgian way of doing things, what you would expect to see on a gorget plate from a hundred years before.
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#21
17-02-14, 02:24 AM
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Hi Frank,
but of course, never go to KZN without it!  Quote:
If I remember correctly, Alex Rice bought one similar to this but without the Hobson plate. regards, Iain
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#22
17-02-14, 07:44 AM
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Hi Iain,
From memory they were in three parts. Frank
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#23
18-02-14, 02:30 PM
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Hullo Ian
The KR officers badge is a two piece badge and is chrome. Its manufacture is virtually the same as Frank's officer badge but without a makers name on the reverse. It is fastened to the beret by a horizontal brooch pin. The two pieces are held together by a vertical brass pin through two lugs. This beret was given to me by a friend who was a drummer in the KR pipe band and later took a commission with them. He eventually joined the permanent force SA Navy as a loggie retiring as a Navy Captain and currently works for the British and Commonwealth War Graves Commission!
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#24
19-02-14, 01:19 PM
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Hi Dudley,
thanks for the detailed explanation of your Officer's badge. A nice story behind it! As a matter of interest is your friend based in SA with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission? regards, Iain
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19-02-14, 02:32 PM
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Gentlemen,
This was worn by their second regiment for the campaign in German South West Africa 1914-15
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#27
20-02-14, 02:14 AM
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Hi All
Just catching up, I haven't ben online for a while. A question about the chrome 'officers' badge? I have been told by a good authority that the chrome badges were worn by members of the pipe band. I always thought the officers badge was the fire-gilt badge. It makes sense that your friend who was commissioned had a chromed badge if he'd been in the band and may just have continued to wear it because I have heard the genuine officers badges were in short supply? I still think the KR badges are amongst the nicest design of SA badges. Cheers, Alex
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#28
20-02-14, 02:53 AM
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Hi Frank,
another scarce badge and another on that long list, thanks for sharing! regards, Iain Quote:
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#29
20-02-14, 03:10 AM
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Hi Alex,
nice badges, is that the silver & enamel Officer's collar? Interesting point about the chrome Officer's badge. Are the bandsmen's badges different to the Piper's badges? regards, Iain Quote:
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C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre Last edited by iaindh; 20-02-14 at 03:57 AM.
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#30
20-02-14, 08:34 AM
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Hello Alex,
I too, was under the impression that all officers of this regiment wore a gilt badge, but, I don't collect South African beyond 1918 so I know very little about what was being worn after the Great War, their original officers badges were actually murcurial gilt, which did not continue for obvious reasons! It is nice to see that the basic design of their badge had not really changed much over the years. Kind regards Frank Quote:
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