sabrigade Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Some of the WW2 uniforms that were worn by South African forces. The pith helmet was my grandfather's original issue and many of the badges and insignia on the uniforms were part of my inheritence when he died in 1975. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Could we have a close up on those dog tags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Australian and New Zealand headdress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Some more headdress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Some military and police caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Different view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Furtherst section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 South African Railways Police and early Prisons Department Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 The tragedy of the 1922 miner's strike in Johannesburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sabrigade Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) Brassards worn by the government COMMANDOES that were mobilised to assist in the suppression of the 1922 strike in Johannesburg Edited January 16, 2011 by sabrigade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Brassards worn by the government COMMANDOES that were mobilised to assist in the suppression of the 1922 strike in Johannesburg Interesting! Almost "German" solution ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) They were very prominent on the East Rand and were led by former Anglo-Boer War and WW1 Boer commanders like General Van Deventer who died soon after the strike. Edited January 16, 2011 by sabrigade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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