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Old 20-09-12, 12:35 PM
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Amongst some items picked up at the local Antiques Fair this morning. Any assistance appreciated:

Oblong sold brass shoulder title with lugs east and west. Arabic script ?

Small bi metal collar badge with lugs east and west. Star at top, white metal circle with motto BERKHIDMAT KAPADA SEMUA. Indian ?

White metal numerals "16" with lugs east and west ( Boys Brigade perhaps ?)

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Old 20-09-12, 12:43 PM
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HI Peter, concerning the small collar, the langauge seems to be Indonesian......

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Old 20-09-12, 12:56 PM
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Thanks Jo that is intreguing.

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A computer translation of the Indonesian 'BERKHIDMAT KAPADA SEMUA' appears as 'That serves to all", so presumably a colloquial translation would be along the lines of "We serve all' / 'We serve the [state/country/people]', which sounds like a general service badge to me, as i assume that various units and regiments within the Indonesian forces probably have their own mottos and titles.
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Indonesian is a form of Malaysian. So it could be an indonesian badge, but it could be Malaysia (or even Singapore?)
PS. I found an page on the internet whe somebody says: Malaya unknown: http://militarybadgecollection.com/2....htm?nggpage=2
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Old 20-09-12, 05:26 PM
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Thanks Henk,

The badge came with some cloth badges that I think may be Malaysian. See my post in Formation Signs and Patches.

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You are welcome.
I do not know if you saw my PS on my post before answering, bu tit shows there are more that decide for Malaya/Malaysia.

The fact that it has arabic script at the bottom scroll also points in that direction IMHO. Indonesia does not use arabic (except of course for religious purposes by moslems).
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Default malaysian button

This button belongs to the badge in this thread.
The words "Berkhidmat, Kapada Semua" mean "serve all".
The bottom text "Perkhidmatan" is "service".

It is listed in Buttons, A guide for Collectors as: Malaysia Forces
(page 44, No 15)

The answer is on this page:
http://anglophiliasjournal.blogspot....s-army-is.html

The army was divided into 18 such as
Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja (RAMD) - Royal Malay Regiment
Rejimen Renjer Diraja (RRD) - Royal Ranger Regiment
Kor Armor Diraja (KAD) - Royal Armor Corps
Rejimen Artileri Diraja (RAD) - Royal Artillery Regiment
Rejimen Semboyan Diraja (RSD) - Royal Signals Regiment
Rejimen Gerak Khas (RGK) - Special Operations Regiment
Kor Perkhidmatan Am (KPA) - General Service Corps
Kor Polis Tentera Diraja (KPTD) - Royal Military Police Corps
Kor Kesihatan Diraja (KKD) - Royal Health Corps
Kor Risik DiRaja (KRD) - Royal Corps
Kor Perkhidmatan Diraja (KPD) - Royal Service Corps
Kor Ordnans Diraja (KOD) - Royal Ordnance Corps
Rejimen Askar Jurutera Diraja (RAJD) Royal Engineer Army Regiment
Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera (KAGAT) - Armed Forces Religion Corps
Rejimen Askar Wataniah (AW) - Territorial Army Regiment
Kor Jurutera Letrik dan Jentera Diraja (KJLJD) - Corp of Engineers of Electricity and Royal Machinery
Pasukan Udara Tentera Darat (PUTD) - Army Air Force
(the English translation is from Google's translating service)

I assume badge and button belonged to the Kor Perkhidmatan Am / Federation General Service Corps (1954) or the General Service Corps (renamed 1958)
https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kor_Perkhidmatan_Am
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D**n, you guys are good!
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Default MALAYSIAN-ARMY-GENERAL-SERVICE-CORPS-BADGE

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MALAYSIAN-ARM...wAAOSw-zxWoOIQ
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Many thanks for the recent replies.

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The rectangular shoulder title - along with others rather similar - has been giving me trouble for years.

The Arabic reads (phonetically) Askar Milayou which I now think must mean Malayan Army

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This is another source for the 18 regiments.
Better text, better pictures.

It comes with two pop up subscription windows which splash all over my screen. Click on the two X close buttons and see the page.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/milit...army-corps.htm

Could the rectangular shoulder title "Askar Milayou" have been used by the Royal Malay Regiment?
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Amongst some items picked up at the local Antiques Fair this morning. Any assistance appreciated:

Oblong sold brass shoulder title with lugs east and west. Arabic script ?

Small bi metal collar badge with lugs east and west. Star at top, white metal circle with motto BERKHIDMAT KAPADA SEMUA. Indian ?

White metal numerals "16" with lugs east and west ( Boys Brigade perhaps ?)

Thanks in advance

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It looks like the first style Malaysian Service Corps badge though could be a "general service "badge
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Old 02-11-17, 11:16 AM
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Thanks Henk,

The badge came with some cloth badges that I think may be Malaysian. See my post in Formation Signs and Patches.

Peter
Which post please Peter?

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