milhistry Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Until the mid 1950s, South African Police ranking from Constable to 1st Class Sergeant wore alpha numeric numbers on their collars. Head Constables and officers wore collar badges or, in the case of senior officers, gorgets on their collars. My question is... what did the various letters stand for? I have seen numbers starting with N being describes as standing for both "Native" and "Natal" (Natal seems the most plausible as "Native" policemen wore distinctive uniforms). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 "N" was for the early Natal Police - disbanded in 1913. Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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