Insignia

Mounted on plaque

Wire embroidered

Formed on 2 February 1945 by renumbering South African manned 262 Squadron RAF which was operating Catalinas from Congella (Durban harbour) and St Lucia on the Natal coast and from Langebaan on the West Cape coast. In April 1945 the squadron received the first of 16 Sunderland GR 5s, but peace prevented the squadron from going to the Far East and the Sunderlands were used for ferrying South African troops home from Cairo.

Cloth embroidered

Taken off uniform

Felt version

Issued in 1944 for its work in the Desert war with the 8^th Army

Worn on the sleeve

Cloth embroidered

Rare

Worn on the lower sleeve by WAAF personnel who qualified in packing parachutes and also jumped with them to test them

Cloth embroidered

Rare

Wire embroidered blazer pocket badge

1922-63

1st Battalion

Enamel & silver

Complete with chain

Brooch pin intact

Has ring on rear for small chain which is missing

Pin intact

Rare