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Old 05-02-21, 11:39 AM
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Question Military or Civilian ?

Spotted an oval badge with the following acronyms :

S.A.L.F.S.W and S.A.B.O.V.V either side of a protea and was curious whether it was military/civilian/nursing.


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Old 05-02-21, 06:23 PM
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South African League of Ex Service Woman (SALESW) lapel badge. The other letters are for the Afrikaans equivalent. Formed c.1946 of ex WAAS and WAAF's and did charity work, fund raising for ex service women etc. Also held an annual AGM. Badge was designed and produced sometime in the 1950's
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Thanks for the info , when I see a double set of initials I've learned they are usually from South Africa.
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