WW2 South African President Steyn Regiment Cap Badge.

A scarce large size white metal pagri badge worn on the slouch hat.
The Regiment was raised as a machine gun regiment in Bloemfontein and its surrounding districts in the Orange Free State on 1 April 1934. A reserve regiment that was named after Martinus Theunis Steyn, the last President of the Orange Free State Republic and is stationed in the city of Bloemfontein.
During WW2, the Regiment arrived in Egypt in June 1941, as the Machine Gun Battalion of the South African 1st Infantry Division. The regiment saw a lot of action in the north African desert, most notably at Sidi Rezegh, where its 3rd Company went into action with 4 officers, 117 other ranks and 25 "natives", of whom only 1 officer, 44 other ranks and 9 "natives" survived.
This badge is in excellent condition with just slight wear to the surface, measuring 2.5 inches wide.
Ref M13.

Code: 28742