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Old 26-07-13, 07:09 PM
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Do you have any multi coloured springbucks, being English, I'm okay with silver ones, but, white ones, moreover, black ones would be a big no no here, not very PC at all!
We used to have a well known nursery rhyme here, baa baa black sheep have you any wool?
It is now baa baa rainbow sheep!

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Animals.... Rugby players well..... it has not got that bad out here, well at least not yet!

We are a forgiving sporting country except when the Lions tour

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Old 27-07-13, 09:22 AM
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Frank

Along with the demise of the Gollywog. Read somewhere that Mr Big Ears is a gay?

Do you mean multi coloured badges?

There are some very nice Sweetheart versions of the Bok in Porthole/ GS badges. Some of them have blue enamel inserts, I will attempt to find an example or two but guess you must have seen examples of them?

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Old 27-07-13, 02:55 PM
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Only joking Brian,
I don't do sweatheart brooches, but, those Great War SAI ones are pertinent to Iain's thread, so please do feel free to show them!
Kind regards Frank

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Along with the demise of the Gollywog. Read somewhere that Mr Big Ears is a gay?

Do you mean multi coloured badges?

There are some very nice Sweetheart versions of the Bok in Porthole/ GS badges. Some of them have blue enamel inserts, I will attempt to find an example or two but guess you must have seen examples of them?

Brian
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Old 29-07-13, 01:53 PM
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Some badges of the period for interest -
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File Type: jpg 1 SA Infantry Regt collar badge.jpg (30.2 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg 1 SA Infantry title.jpg (60.8 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg 1SA Infantry title composit.jpg (44.4 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg 2 SA Infantry Regt collar left.jpg (59.2 KB, 3 views)
File Type: jpg 2 SA Infantry Regt collar right.jpg (69.9 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg 2 SA Infantry Regt title.jpg (71.1 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg 2 SA Infantry title composit.jpg (47.2 KB, 2 views)
File Type: jpg 3 SA Infantry Regt collar left.jpg (36.0 KB, 5 views)
File Type: jpg 3 SA Infantry Regt collar right.jpg (41.5 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg 3 SA Infantry Regt title.jpg (83.2 KB, 3 views)
File Type: jpg 3 SA Infantry title composit.jpg (47.2 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg 4 SA Infantry Regt collar badge left.jpg (48.6 KB, 2 views)
File Type: jpg 4 SA Infantry Regt title right.jpg (71.5 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg 4 SA Infantry title composit.jpg (46.3 KB, 1 views)
File Type: jpg 4 SA Infantry Regt title left.jpg (73.9 KB, 2 views)

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Old 29-07-13, 01:55 PM
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Sweetheart brooches of the period -
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File Type: jpg WW1 bronze small.jpg (78.5 KB, 4 views)
File Type: jpg WW1 silver.jpg (110.8 KB, 4 views)
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Old 29-07-13, 01:57 PM
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Selection of SA Heavy Arty badges as worn in France
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File Type: jpg SA Heavy Arty cap badge 1.jpg (52.0 KB, 2 views)
File Type: jpg SA Heavy Arty cap badge 2.jpg (50.8 KB, 2 views)
File Type: jpg SA Heavy Arty collar badge.jpg (33.1 KB, 2 views)
File Type: jpg SA Heavy Arty title curved.jpg (31.3 KB, 3 views)
File Type: jpg SA Heavy Arty title straight.jpg (30.6 KB, 3 views)
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Old 29-07-13, 03:27 PM
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Hi Dudley,

a very nice selection of badges you posted, including most of the SAI, thanks for sharing.

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Old 29-07-13, 03:47 PM
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Dudley

Thanks for posting those sweetheart badges, same as the ones I have. I will try and dig out my SAHA one's and post them.

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