Defence force education corps

  South African Defence Force Engineers Corps Brass Badge. 1922-1935.  Outstanding Condition with two pins / hooks Original Issued / Used Condition SAPO R50, Courier R100.    

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  ##  AUCTION / BUY NOW RULES  ## 1.   OVERSEAS BIDDERS / BUYERS PLEASE WAIT FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE BEFORE PAYING. 2.   OVERSEAS BIDDERS / BUYERS PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSSES IN THE POSTAL SYSTEM. 3.   PAYMENT STRICTLY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF COMPLETION OF AUCTION / SALE. 4.   I USE POSTNET, SA POST OFFICE AND COURRIER ON REQUEST. 5.   I CANNOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOST PARCELS AFTER POSTAGE. I TRY TO POST AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE AFTER PAYMENT BUT IT CAN TAKE A FEW DAYS TO DO POSTNET. 6.   PLEASE DO NOT BID ON MY ITEMS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO ACCEPT MY POSTAGE FEES OR IF YOU ARE NOT PLANNING TO PAY.  7.   I AM NOT UNREASONABLE WHEN GIVING RATINGS AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO FILE SNC's. 8.    YOUR TRACKING NUMBER WILL BE GIVEN WITH YOUR RATING AFTER POSTAGE. -- ITEM DESCRIPTION -- ZAMBIA DEFENCE FORCE TECHNICAL SERVICE CORPS METAL SHOULDER FLASH - PINS INTACT This badge is in good condition. PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES BELOW, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.    

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             Shipping Can be combined please discuss with me     POSTAGE: See Shipping Tab for Postage Fees. I  pack all all items very securely which affects the size and weight of the package. I  always try to post within 3 working days where possible. will always keep buyer informed. Please Note: Postage fees are estimated on the size and weight of the package. ITEMS  Can Be Combined an I do accept COLLECTIONS on arrangement     ITEM Description - South Africa Military Army Defence Force Badge Kadet Korps Cadet Corps badge CONDITION:      SOLD as FOUND - -Please see ALL IMAGES                                                                                                      

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(Afrikaans:  Zuid Afrikaanse Vlieg Korps), brass, a double scroll with letters SAAC – ZAVK inside a wreath, King’s Crown, 42 mm x 38 mm, Owen 1519, Curson (1954) p81, worn 1915, RARE

 1941 Egypt christmas card to SA Medical Corps from 8th S.A.C.C.S Union Defence Force - as per photo    

An extraordinary collection of 77 Pre and Post UDI Rhodesian military badges. Please look at the list below for an itemisation of all the badges & if there is anything to note for each. Given the size of the collection it’s not possible to photograph each, however they are all original with no “Kariba” or collectors edition badges in the collection. Note that the lugs of the Pre & Post UDI badges do differ.    Rh RAR Slouch hat badge Rh RAR collar badge set (1 missing lugs) Rh Regiment blackened beret badge - Rhodesian Rh Regiment blackened badge - Queens Crown Rh Regiment blackened badge - Kings Crown (missing lug) Rh Regiment silvered collar badge set - also used as officers beret badges Rh RLI Beret Badge  Rh RLI collar badge set Rh RLI beret badge pre UDI in 1965   Rh Greys Scouts other ranks beret badge Rh Greys Scouts collar badge set Rh Intelligence Corps beret badge Rh Intelligence Corps collar badge set Rh 1st Psychological Operations Unit, beret badge Rh Artillery beret badge (missing 1 lug) Rh Military Police cap badge Rh Military Police collar badge set   Rh Prison Services officers cloth / bullion cap badge Rh Prison Services other ranks metal badge Rh Prison Services collar badge set Rh Airforce officers cloth / bullion cap badge Rh Airforce officers cap metal badge  Rh Airforce women’s badge Rh Regiment blackened beret badge  Rh Regiment blackened beret badge  Rh Grand Cross of Valour (G.C.V) medal bar Rh ?Regiment Officers Cord Boss beret badge? Rh ?Army Sgt Major Mess Dress rank badge? single Southern Rh ?General Service Corps beret badge? Rh ?Army Sgt Major Mess Dress rank badge? set Rh ?General Service Corps beret badge? Rh BSAP Officers cloth / bullion cap badge Rh BSAP metal cap badge Rh Guard Force ?Commander rank badge? also used as Officers cap badge Rh Guard Force Cap badge Rh Guard Force collar badge set Rh Internal Affairs badge Rh Internal Affairs collar badge set (missing lugs)   Rh Signals beret badge Rh Signals beret badge pre UDI in 1965 (crown stitched onto backing) Rh? Defence Regiment beret badge? Rh? Defence Regiment collar badge? - single Rh Armoured Car Regiment beret badge Rh Armoured Car Regiment collar badge set Rh Corps of Engineers collar badge set also used as Officers beret badges (one missing lugs) Rh ?Army Service Corps beret badge? Rh ?Army Service Corps collar badge? set Rh ?Army Service Corps beret badge? pre UDI in 1965 Rh ?Army Service Corps collar badge? set pre UDI in 1965   Rh Medical Corps beret badge Rh Medical Corps collar badge set Rh Medical Corps beret badge pre UDI in 1965 Rh Medical Corps collar badge set pre UDI in 1965 Rh Pay Corps beret badge Rh Pay Corps collar badge set Rh ?General Service Corps beret badge? Rh ?General Service Corps beret badge? pre UDI in 1965 Rh Chaplains Corps brass beret badge  Rh Education Corps beret badge Rh Education Corps collar badge set  

Ops Askari was a large-scale, cross-border, mechanised operation launched by the South African Defence Force in November 1983. As is the nature with an assault like this, the constituent parts of Ops Askari was a complex blend of fighting men and support personnel from different Defence Force corps and combat disciplines. This account does not strive to recount the exploits of all these different elements in all their various facets. The focus is a rather narrow one. It is the story of five disparate, yet very similar, groups of young men who took part in this great raid into enemy territory against a superior force holding most of the battlefield aces. These five groups feature in this story for one reason: they all took part in the two attacks on a rickety little town in Angola called Cuvelai, on the 31st of December 1983 and again on the 3rd and 4th of January 1984. They only formed part of a much larger effort. The entire force is the subject of a number of books, but in this account the focus is on the five groups which I call the Spine of Delta. The first of these groups was a company of National Servicemen, known as Alpha Company (A Coy,) hailing from 1 South African Infantry Battalion (1 SAI Bn) in Bloemfontein, 1983. I was their captain, and it was my privilege to be their company commander from March 1983 right through the training phases and for the duration of Ops Askari. Then there was Delta Company (D Coy,) also NSM from 1 SAI. They formed part of 61 Mechanized Battalion Group (61 Mech Bn Gp) during Ops Askari. Also from the 1983 intake in 1 SAI was an 81 mm mortar platoon from the units Support Company, a young squad who fought courageously as part of The Spine during the hectic final five-day struggle for the occupation of Cuvelai.  The fourth element was also trained at 1 SAI Bn but during operations it did not deploy as a group. These men were Ratel drivers allocated where they were needed. They were fondly referred to as Digue's Platoon, named after their indefatigable platoon sergeant, Pierre Digue. This platoon participated as drivers for The Spine. These four bands of comrades shared their military roots, all being trained at 1 SAI in 1983. There was, however, a fifth and quite different group. They werent national servicemen at all, but students from four University Military Units; from University of Pretoria, University of the Free State, University of Stellenbosch and Rand Afrikaans University. They had already completed their two years' commitment as NSM and were civilians once more. During the university recess they had the option to volunteer for deployment as individuals or as a group from various Citizen Force (CF) Regiments. This book is mainly a compilation of their stories; of the reminiscences of those young national servicemen from Alpha and Delta Companies, 1 SAI; the 81-mm Mortar Platoon from 1 SAI by way of 4 SAI, Middelburg; Digues Platoon, officially the Chief of the Armys Platoon of drivers, and the valiant students from Tuks, Kovsies, Maties and RAU. With 63 black and white photos from the operation and the authentic war journal by Ian Scott from the University of Pretoria Military Unit. FIRST PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2014, SECOND PRINT. SOFTCOVER, 163 PAGES AUTHOR: DAWID LOTTER