South African Native Military Corps Cap Badge Decorations and awards and Nyasaland

and Nyasaland

machine-embroidered in black on olive-drab cloth with black overlock edging

The design often mirrored the British Pattern 58 webbing system but used locally sourced canvas in distinctive faded olive

this is best identified as a South African/Boer-era Mauser bandolier intended for 7x57mm Mauser ammunition in 12 x 5-round clip pouches (60 rounds total)

This badge features the Prince of Wales’s feathers in the center

South African Native Military Corps Cap Badge Decorations and awards and NyasalandSilvered white metal cap badge depicting an elephant standing within a laurel wreath, surmounted by a small shield bearing pre 1961 South African heraldic elements. This is consistent with the insignia of the Native Military Corps (NMC) of the Union Defence Force. The NMC was formed in 1940 as a non combatant unit composed of Black South African servicemen who served primarily in labour, transport and support roles during the Second World War. The