Iron division history

Iron Division - The History of the 3rd Division 1809 - 2000 By: Robin McNish A third revised hardcover edition published by the Division Red cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, covers Boer war period, dustjacket is complete clean & bright, an as new copy Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

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 The Desert Rats  The history of the 7th armoured division 1938-1945 by Major General G.L Verney  With a foreword by Field Marshal Sir John Harding - Chief of the Imperial General Staff  

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THE WAR HISTORY OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA;  J F MACDONALD  1939 -1945; Volume 1 and Volume 2 ; both Hardcovers; Published by Authority of the Goverment of Southern Rhodesia; Volume 1; 1947; Volume II; 1950; Volume I; No. of Pages; 353 ; Volume II;  Pages from 355 to 673  ;  (Volume II  also has addit. Pages for; A " Roll of Honour  "; Honours and Awards (Medals) and an Index) Condition; Both books are in very (very) condition  (neither of them have dust jackets); Neither of these books have any writing added. Volume II  has a certificate of presentation; " Presentation by the Southern Rhodesia Government to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the Second World War " ;   As per the photographs the corners of both books have some very minor " bumping ".  Both books have no browning of the paper. No tears and very good tight binding.  Please refer further down for more information on the conditiom of the spines and covers Shipping (within South Africa)  Postnet to Postnet for a parcel of up to 5kg     (addit. books may be included  - up to 5kg) then -   PLEASE ADD R100.00   Or the Cost of a courier arranged by me or the Buyer for the account of the Buyer. Buyers from outside of SA can contact me for a postal quote. The photographs below include; Some of the Index references of the Southern Rhodesian Air Force ; Reference to the 1st South African Infantry Division and the 6th South African Armoured Division; Note the photographs below including the 2 showing  the Spine   with very minor damage at the top of the spine. Also NOTE  the photograph showing the slight warping of the cover.  

THE WAR HISTORY OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA;  J F MACDONALD  1939 -1945; 2 Volumes  Hardcovers; Published by Authority of the Goverment of Southern Rhodesia; Volume 1; 1947; Volume II; 1950; Volume I; No. of Pages; 353 ; Volume II;  Pages from 355 to 673  ;  (Volume II  also has addit. Pages for; A " Roll of Honour  "; Honours and Awards (Medals) and an Index) Condition; Both books are in very (very) condition  (neither of them have dust jackets); Neither of these books have any writing added. Volume II  has a certificate of presentation; " Presentation by the Southern Rhodesia Government to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the Second World War " ;   As per the photographs the corners of both books have some very minor " bumping ".  Both books have no browning of the paper. No tears and very good tight binding.  Please refer further down for more information on the conditiom of the spines and covers Shipping (within South Africa)  Postnet to Postnet for a parcel of up to 5kg     (addit. books may be included  - up to 5kg) then -   PLEASE ADD R100.00   Or the Cost of a courier arranged by me or the Buyer for the account of the Buyer. Buyers from outside of SA can contact me for a postal quote. The photographs below include; Some of the Index references of the Southern Rhodesian Air Force ; Reference to the 1st South African Infantry Division and the 6th South African Armoured Division; Note the photographs below including the 2 showing  the Spine   with very minor damage at the top of the spine. Also NOTE  the photograph showing the slight warping of the cover.  

 "for Valour" the history of the Iron Cross and Wound Badge in GSWA 1914-1918

Hardcover. English. Maskew Miller. 1921. 404pp illustrated with photos & maps. Fair to good condition in brown boards. Foxing on cut fore-edges and sporadically throughout. The great thriller writer and statesman John Buchan, author of The 39 Steps and other classics wrote this official history of the South African Forces in France as a homage to a country he had come to know and love as a British administrator after the Boer War. The South African brigade, raised from South African and Rhodesian regiments were sent to Egypt in 1915; and arrived in France the following year where they were attached to the 9th Scottish Division. They saw hard fighting during the Somme Offensive Ð particularly the bitter battles in and around Delville Wood and the Butte de Warlencourt. In 1917 they were in action at Arras and Cambrai; and in 1918 took part in resisting the German Spring offensives on the River Lys, and the Allied counter-offensives which culminated in the Armistice. The work of a great writer, this history is illustrated with photos & maps.

Free Postage Within SA for Orders Over R900! Hardcover. . First edition. Publisher: Human & Rousseau. 78 pages. See photos for condition. A Political Satire, in Verse. History / Africana / Politics Additional photos on request. Please ask any questions before placing your order.  Many more books on sale, click here to browse!

I have a set of 2 antique cast iron shopfront poles that came from Oxford Street in East London. I have never seen any other like them. History of the poles is that they were from a shop in Oxford Street opposite the City Hall. All in original condition and very heavy. They are 2.460m tall. R5000each or R9000 for the set.

1982 large hardcover with dust jacket in good condition.  584 pages. Name of previous owner in front. R50 postage in SA.  Inside: Ancient Greeks, Rome, Barbarian, Medieval, Middle Ages, Spain, Turks, Marlborough, Nelson, Napoleon, Wellington, Mongols, Japanese, Chinese, India, 1914, WW2, ethics of war, Iron curtain, nuclear....

1982 large hardcover with dust jacket in good condition.  584 pages. Name of previous owner in front. R55 postage in SA.  Inside: Ancient Greeks, Rome, Barbarian, Medieval, Middle Ages, Spain, Turks, Marlborough, Nelson, Napoleon, Wellington, Mongols, Japanese, Chinese, India, 1914, WW2, ethics of war, Iron curtain, nuclear....

    WWII SPECIAL SERVICE BATTALION TITLE BADGE The Special Service Battalion (SSB) is a South African military unit formed on 1 May 1933 under the patronage of Oswald Pirow, Minister of Defence. The object was to give training to youths, between the ages of 17 and 23, who, in the wake of the 1929 depression, could find no suitable employment on leaving school.   History Lt Col George E Brink was given the responsibility for establishing the battalion at Roberts Heights and was the first commanding officer. The SSB was established to save the youth from physical and moral degeneration caused by massive unemployment due to the Great Depression. The SSB was to teach the young men military discipline, fitness and various trades to enable them to be employed by the Department of Labour and Welfare. The SSB men received a salary of a shilling a day causing the SSB soon to be known as the "Bob a Day Battalion".  In 1934 detachments were also established for 100 trainees at Durban and 150 at Cape Town. Training included elementary military subjects and physical training. After a year of the young men usually found employment in government departments or with civilian employers. By 1936 the output of the SSB totalled about 2000 youths a year. In 1937 the South African Railways established at Roberts Heights a special school to prepare boys for the railways. In 1937 3788 youths passed through the ranks of the SSB. A total of 882 of them joined the Permanent Force.  With the expansion of the South African Air Force in 1937 the SSB provided 248 air apprentices for special training but, with the improvement in the economic situation, the waiting list to join the battalion had dwindled to almost nil.  With the outbreak of war in September 1939, members of the SSB were posted to units requiring immediate reinforcement to get on to a wartime basis. An example of this being the Coastal Artillery. In February 1940 a number of troops were transferred to the 1st and 2nd Field Force Battalions. These served with distinction in East Africa, Abyssinia and the Middle East as part of 1st South African Division.  SADF era 1 SSB Commemorative Letter In August 1941 all members of the SSB below the age of 18 were transferred to the Youth Training Brigade. The remainder formed an infantry battalion, which was converted to an armoured car commando in 1942.  In February 1943 the SSB, under Lt Col EG ('Papa') Brits, became part of the 11th SA Armoured Brigade. In March 1943 the Field Force Battalion was disbanded and other ranks and some of the officers were transferred to the SSB, thus providing a nucleus of battle-tested veterans.  The unit sailed for the Middle East with the 6th SA Armoured Division in April 1943. In 1944 the division crossed the Mediterranean Sea to take part in the Italian campaign. The regiment played a prominent part in numerous actions during the campaign.  In 1946, SSB was resuscitated as a Permanent Force unit and reorganised on a two-battalion basis with the 1st Battalion as an armoured unit and the 2nd Battalion infantry. The former became a training regiment in 1953 and the latter was renamed the 1 South African Infantry Battalion (1SAI) in 1951.   CONDITION:  Very Good. Lugs in tact. UNCLEANED. Sold as seen in the images. Images form part of the description.

Title: Set Of Rand Light Infantry Badges. Info: SADF. 1 x Larger badge and 2 x smaller badges for beret and jackets. The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve unit or United States Army National Guard unit. Origin. The history of this Regiment dates back to the Transvaal Cycle Corps, which was formed in Johannesburg on 1 October 1905 from the Bicycle Section of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. A small section of this unit subsequently took part in the suppression of the Bambata Rebellion in Zululand. After its return from this conflict the unit recognised the possibilities of mechanisation and members of the Regiment manufactured three armoured cars, creating a motorised fighting unit. This led to the renaming of the unit in 1909 to the Transvaal Cycle and Motor Corps. On 1 July 1913 the Regiment was renamed the 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force of the Union Defence Force. Simultaneously, the unit was converted to a normal infantry regiment. The Regiment's Pretoria detachment was transferred to the 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment). World War One. During World War I the Regiment took part in the South-West Africa, suffering light casualties – only two dead and eleven wounded. In 1932 the Regiment was renamed the Rand Light Infantry. World War Two The RLI was mobilized for World War II in June 1940 and gained fame in North Africa where it took part in many front line engagements and earned battle honours at Bardia, Gazala and El Alamein. (See 1st SA Infantry Division) After the defeat of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the RLI returned to South Africa and was merged with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Rifles. The remaining members of the Regiment were trained in armour, and sent as reinforcements to the South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy. Wikipedia. Height: 34cm. Width: 35cm. Condition: Very Good. Price: R 395.00 Inc Vat for all Three Badges.

Title: Set Of Rand Light Infantry Badges. Info: SADF. 1 x Larger badge and 2 x smaller badges for beret and jackets. The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve unit or United States Army National Guard unit. Origin. The history of this Regiment dates back to the Transvaal Cycle Corps, which was formed in Johannesburg on 1 October 1905 from the Bicycle Section of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. A small section of this unit subsequently took part in the suppression of the Bambata Rebellion in Zululand. After its return from this conflict the unit recognised the possibilities of mechanisation and members of the Regiment manufactured three armoured cars, creating a motorised fighting unit. This led to the renaming of the unit in 1909 to the Transvaal Cycle and Motor Corps. On 1 July 1913 the Regiment was renamed the 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force of the Union Defence Force. Simultaneously, the unit was converted to a normal infantry regiment. The Regiment's Pretoria detachment was transferred to the 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment). World War One. During World War I the Regiment took part in the South-West Africa, suffering light casualties – only two dead and eleven wounded. In 1932 the Regiment was renamed the Rand Light Infantry. World War Two The RLI was mobilized for World War II in June 1940 and gained fame in North Africa where it took part in many front line engagements and earned battle honours at Bardia, Gazala and El Alamein. (See 1st SA Infantry Division) After the defeat of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the RLI returned to South Africa and was merged with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Rifles. The remaining members of the Regiment were trained in armour, and sent as reinforcements to the South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy. Wikipedia. Height: 34cm. Width: 35cm. Condition: Very Good. Price: R 255.00 Inc Vat for all Three Badges.