Elephant badge id

[ROBB]

Hello chaps is this some sort of Colonial Elephant whallas cap badge ? cheers Rob.

[ROBB]

Hello chaps is this some sort of Colonial Elephant whallas cap badge ? cheers Rob.

Reverse its about 1.5 inches high Rob.

[LuftMike]

The shield at the top is the crest of South Africa.....possibly an SA regiment?

[G.F.C.]

The badge is for the South African Native Military Corps

See : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militar...g_World_War_II


"Given the country’s attitudes to race, it is not surprising that the enlistment of fighting troops from the much larger black population was hardly considered. Instead, in an attempt to free up as many whites as possible for the fighting and technical arms, a number of corps were formed to provided drivers and pioneers, drawn from the more acceptable Cape Coloured and Indian populations. These were eventually amalgamated into the Cape Corps. A Native Military Corps, manned by blacks, was also formed for pioneer and labouring tasks. For some of their tasks, individuals were armed, mainly for self-protection and guard duties, but they were never allowed to participate in actual combat against Europeans."

[Jean-Loup]

It is surprising, with such frames of mind, that the whites didnt use the balcks as canon fodder... Why send the "superior race" to get killed, while the others stay out of danger?

[Old Smelly]

The badge is for the South African Native Military Corps



"Given the country’s attitudes to race, it is not surprising that the enlistment of fighting troops from the much larger black population was hardly considered. Instead, in an attempt to free up as many whites as possible for the fighting and technical arms, a number of corps were formed to provided drivers and pioneers, drawn from the more acceptable Cape Coloured and Indian populations. These were eventually amalgamated into the Cape Corps. A Native Military Corps, manned by blacks, was also formed for pioneer and labouring tasks. For some of their tasks, individuals were armed, mainly for self-protection and guard duties, but they were never allowed to participate in actual combat against Europeans."

This may have been true of South Africa but the East and West African colonies provided several divisions of combat troops, many of which fought in Burma, albeit with white officers and some senior NCOs
Lee

[ROBB]

Thankyou luftMike and G.F.C. for the id .And others .Rob