Badge South African Infantry Brigade

The South African Infantry Brigade was badged rather unusually. There were in fact four different South African Infantry Regiments in World War One; 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. They all shared the same cap badge, but had differing collar badges to distinguish one from the other. The badge chosen for these regiments was circular in shape and depicted the head of an antelope. This badge was updated slightly between the wars. Around the edge of this badge is the legend ‘Union is Strength’ in English and Afrikaans. It was the exact Afrikaans wording that changed between the wars, going from Eendracht Maakt Macht to eendracht maak mag in 1928.