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Based on all pictures I have and have seen, all SA Medical officers (and men) wore the SA Brigade badge as a cap badge (Springbok badge). Medical officers wore large (cap size) bronze and/or g/m collar badges and the other ranks had similar collar badge but smaller. I posted pics of these in an earlier thread.
I went through the pictures I have of medical officers stationed at Abbeville, France but could not make a match based on the picture of Maurice posted. I have a commemorative album of the Richmond hospital that I need to find. There may be a picture in that collection. Steven |
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Ahhhhh Soooooo that has solved a question..... In with the medals were two small bronze Springbok badges and I thought that since he was medical they could not have belonged to him so I will add them to the fame I am making up..... Thanks Steven...... Mike
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Those are really lovely badges and are certainly hard to find these days.
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Hi Mike,
I found the photo album I have on Richmond Hospital. It was put out by the South African Hospital and comforts fund c.1917 and titled 'Views of South African Hospital Richmond Park S.W.', consisting of a number of A5 size photographs of the going on's within the hospital. Unfortunately there are only two photographs of officers (both Captains) sitting at there desk and none look like Pearson. Also there are no names or descriptions, so sorry no luck here. I noted that he was involved with the Natal Medical Corps. They still exist today as number 1 Field Ambulance, SAMHS. I believe Alex Rice, a forum member here, is or was a piper for this unit and the unit may well have pictures of Col Pearson. Steven |
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Thank You Steven.....
I greatly appreciate your assistance, if I find anything I will let you know..... Mike
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Hello Mike,
To the best of my knowledge, certainly from 1916, in Great Britain and France, SAMC officers simply wore the OSD cap badge and collar badges of their own corps, as here, on the right, Captain Liebson SAMC was the 3rd SAI medical officer, the regiments famous Adjutant, Captain MacDonald on his left. These badges really cannot be confused with the OSD cap badges worn by the regiments officers, they are a completely different shape and size. In common with OSD badges, the actual cap badges had blades on their reverse, the collars had lugs and as mentioned before, were made here by Firmin for the Corps and were normally clearly marked as such. Regards Frank Quote:
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Very interesting. Here is another group of MOs in France: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205237752
The Capt on the right bears some resemblance but this may just be coincidence. |
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And here is another of an officer, Capt Forbes MC. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205294886 Can't quite make out the shoulder title but likely to be S.AFRICA or SOUTH AFRICA?
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Hello Mike,
Original SAMC OSD cap badges were made with blades to their reverse, a slider would be most unusual. Regards Frank Quote:
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Stephen Liebson served within the 3rd SAI as their MO, so I would think it is coincidental.
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That is a particularly nice portrait of Forbes, you can clearly see he wears a small OSD General Service cap badge and the handsome bronze collars of his Corps.
Notwithstanding, some officers did wear the SAMC cap badge on their SD caps. Quote:
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