Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Spoke recently to Keenan - 'Desert Rat' - who wanted to look at patches. We have quite a number in boxes and have sorted a few out to post. I apololgise that some are U.S., but more interesting if they stay together. Perhaps members can help identify them - I obviously know some of them - but Countries seem confused. SOME RHODESIAN UDI PERIOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 BRITISH NAVY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 UNITED STATES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 U.S. NAVY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 U.S. ARMY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur R Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN Let's have a bash: Top row: 6 SA Infantry Battalion -- 8 SA Armoured Division -- 'D' Battery/Squadron within an artillery or engineer unit(?) Middle: Royal Durban Light Infantry (some time between 1935 and 1961) -- marksman -- 2 SA Infantry Battalion Bottom: US Army Service Forces -- SA sergeant (between 1949 and mid-1970s) -- ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur R Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN Top: 'D' Squadron within a signals(?) unit (looks like SA Corps of signals colours) Left: Natal Command sports badge Right: 5 SA Infantry Battalion (late 1960s/early 1970s) Bottom: Able seaman SA Navy (upside down) -- lieutenant SA Air Force (pre-2002) -- captain SAAF -- lieutenant SAAF -- staff sergeant SA Army (velcro-backed plastic badge worn above breast pocket on raincoat, 1980s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur R Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN ? SA Navy radar operator of able seaman rank. (pic upside down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur R Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN (?) -- engine room mechanic of petty officer rank -- chief petty officer shipwright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrat Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Ok the only Us patches i see are the ranks he tan ones with the rifles are marine ranks and the one with the Blue star in the middle surrounded by white with a red border is a ASF witch means Aemy Services Forcesd and that patch is very common. the ranks are all post WWII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) U.S. ARMY I think these are US Marine Corps rather than Army. Edit : already corrected by Desertrat. Edited September 24, 2009 by The Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrat Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I think these are US Marine Corps rather than Army. Edit : already corrected by Desertrat. All the Marine ranks after WWII have the crossed rifles but if it did not have the rifles I could not tell you because before WWII i\they did not have the rifles and some of the army had the same style of ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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