Material: Brass
Size: 41mm w × 11mm h
Description: Worn by service personnel deployed across Southern Africa, this authentic brass shoulder title badge displays the abbreviated moniker "BPPR" for the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police (originally tracking alongside early configurations such as the Bechuanaland Protectorate Division or related regional elements). The design features a heavy, flat-faced block-serif structure with integrated metal bridges custom-engineered to withstand intense friction during harsh field service and border patrol operations. The stark, open-work layout ensures high contrast when attached directly to thick khaki drill or woollen field service dress uniform epaulettes, providing immediate unit identification.
Circa: Early 20th Century
Notes:
The Bechuanaland Protectorate Police (operating in modern-day Botswana) served a critical historical role under British colonial administrative command, maintaining security across vast regional boundaries and providing vital auxiliary support to surrounding Commonwealth forces during the Great War.