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Singapore 1970s Senior Officers rank insignia
Gents,
As Singapore was one of the Colonies, and followed the British style of rank insignia until 1980, I thought these might be of interest for some of you. Found in an old tailor's shop: Brigadier, Regimental Colonel, Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel. All feature the State Crest, with the "pips" bearing the state symbol of five stars and a crescent, and a shoulder title "Singapura", which is Singapore in Malay, the national language. Alf |
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Here are some more photographs of some early Singapore officer rank insignia:
Top left: circa 1950s? "Meriam" captain epaulette Top right: a 1950s "Singapore" captain embroidered epaulette Bottom left: 1960s Singapore Armed Forces Colonel embroidered epaulette Bottom right: 1960s Singapore Armed Forces Brigadier embroidered epaulette |
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Here are some Warrant Officer insignia of the earlier period for your perusal:
A mixture of 2WO and 1WO rank badges for both the combat and service dress, and a very rare example of the then-top rank for the WO corps, the Senior Warrant Officer (bottom right). This was a much feared and respected figure. |
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An evolution of the officer rank insignia, here, an Army Colonel's parade dress shoulder cords in the 1980s. Note how the Crest and Stars was changed to Three Crests for a Colonel.
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And finally, a selection of the current form of General Officer rank insignia for the Singapore Armed Forces.
First, a range of cap and beret badges in bullion from the 1980s to 2000: (in the centre is a beret badge for a Colonel) Then, the shoulder boards for a Brigadier General and a Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the SAF: I hope this information is useful to members. |
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Most interesting Do vyou have anything else of a similar ilk?
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hi,
some great looking rank shouldere slides.thanks for showing philip |
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What sort of similar ilk are you referring to? |
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Anything like this, it's just nice to see something a little different
Tom |
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