FIRST S.A.E.C. REGT. (First South African Engineer Corps Regiment) Cloth shoulder title commonwealth/colonial Like most Victorian cavalry regiments

Like most Victorian cavalry regiments they rotated through Indian postings

The 1st Madras Pioneers became part of the Madras Pioneers Regiment

E officers gilt cap badge with rear blade fixings

WW1 Royal Welsh Fusiliers dark bronze finished Officers Service Dress cap badge with rear blade fixings

FIRST S.A.E.C. REGT. (First South African Engineer Corps Regiment) Cloth shoulder title commonwealth/colonial Like most Victorian cavalry regimentsFIRST S. A. E. C. REGT. stands for First South African Engineer Corps Regiment. Construction: The red wool background with dark navy blue chain stitched lettering is entirely typical of South African formation titles of the WWII period. The South African Engineer Corps served in East Africa, North Africa (Western Desert), and Italy during WWII. The First designation distinguishes it from later raised engineer units within the Union Defence Forces.