South African Medical Corps Cap Badge. World War One.

A brass Tudor (King's) crown cap badge for the South African Medical Corps (S.A.M.C.).
1913 - 1926 version.
SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL CORPS (English). ZUID-AFRIKAANSE GENEESKUNDIGE DIENST: old Dutch style Afrikaans spelling that was used till about 1926 when changed to Afrikaans: SUID-AFRIKAANSE GENEESKUNDIGE DIENS.

Good condition and complete with slider. Ref: J68.

Bilingual badge with English and (old) Afrikaans (1912 to 1926), introduced following the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 and used throughout the First World War (1914–1918).
SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL CORPS (English). ZUID-AFRIKAANSE GENEESKUNDIGE DIENST (old Dutch style spelling that was used till about 1926 when changed to Afrikaans: SUID-AFRIKAANSE GENEESKUNDIGE DIENS).

The South African Medical Corps, SAMC (Suid-Afrikaanse Geneeskundige Diens, SAGD) was officially formed on 3 December 1913 with the integration of the older regional forces like the Natal Volunteer Medical Corps (founded 1899), the Transvaal Medical Corps, and the Cape Medical Staff Corps.
The SA Defence Act Amendment Act, No. 22 of 1922 re-organised the Permanent Force. From 1 February 1923 the Permanent Force consisted of a number of Corps, including the SA Medical Corps.
On 1 July 1979, the SAMC was dissolved as a standard army unit and restructured into the South African Medical Service (SAMS).
The South African Medical Service (SAMS) was established as a full-service branch of the SADF in 1979 to consolidate the medical services of the army, the navy, and the air force.
On 1 July 1979, the SAMC was reorganized and renamed the South African Medical Service (SAMS), formally constituting it as the fourth independent arm of the SADF alongside the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
On 1 June 1998 the service was officially renamed the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS).