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Odd "South Africa" orange tab slip on
A quite odd piece of insignia: a tubular slip on orange (as a matter of fact red) tab, with "South Africa" hand embroidered in white lettering... some possible distinguishing sign for a SA volunteer serving in foreign armed forces, e.g. the British Army or the RAF? What's your advise? Thank you in advance for your help!
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Not sure, but a very nice piece to have I think.
Cheers, Alex |
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Loupie
First time to see one of these period pieces and yes possibly unique? Thanks for posting. BC |
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another one!
Different patter of "South Africa" inscribed orange tab: this time the lettering writes SOUTH / AFRICA and the tab looks like a very weathered red one. Could have belonged to a SA serving with British Troops?
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Loupie
A nice item...where do you find these Brian |
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Nice one, some of the SA guys serving with Brit units just had red tabs, as per the Airborne denison on display at the Saxonwold Museum in Johanesburg.
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Hello Richard, is there any chance to see a pic of this Denison smock?
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I have seen these before in an old Cape Town collection. I believe they are SA members serving in the RAF.
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I'll try get a pic next time, unfortunately I didn't take a pic on my last visit as I've seen it a lot.
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Could the colour actually be Orange as in Orange Free State?
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The tabs were actually red tabs at the time and described as such in official period documents I believe. They tended to fade and got the name orange tabs, but officially red.
Cheers, Alex |
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That was my guess also...
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Latest finding
Another slip on red tab South Africa title: this time is not attached to a strip of KD material, but is embroidered on a single strip of red material.
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