Mervyn Mitton Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2012/post-6209-0-77022700-1344350079.jpgclick to enlarge----------------------------------------------- Amongst a small collection of badges, I found the Canadian ones shown here. This one appears to be a lapel - perhaps for servicemen on leave or, off duty. The reverse shows a high penalty for misuse. It is silver. Comments on all of them will be appreciated. Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2012/post-6209-0-07155600-1344350758.jpgclick to enlarge----------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Good Morning Mervyn...... Take a look at this thread...... http://www.cdnmilitarycollectors.com/t1220-general-service-badge-varieties Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Mervyn They are still not hard to find over here but, like most of this sort of thing, the lists one assumes were kept, linkung serial numbers and names, don't seem to be available, so most of them show up as 'orphans' though in their time they would have been treasured by the wearers and honoured by others, who knew their significance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 --------------------------------------------------http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2012/post-6209-0-59894800-1344606774.jpgclick to enlarge----------------------------------------------------- I had intended to add this on Wednesday - however, most of S.A. was covered in snow and computers went down without warning. I thought this only happened in Canada ? I thought these were interesting - three different types of shoulder titles and a Victorian plate, which I think must have been for the slouch hat ? See what you think and thankyou Mike for the cross ref. - you do wonder why so many variations were made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Good Morning Mervyn...... The badge in the center top is a helmet badge worn on the side of the helmet..... Mostly used during the Boer War and later by the militia...... It was occasionally worn as a slouch hat badge...... The two top and the bottom right are WW1...... The bottom left is WW2...... Will post some pictures of Canadian Boer War Badges later..... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) Here you are Mervyn..... Picture One: Enlisted Cap / Helmet Badge, Collars and Shoulder Brass Picture Two: Enlisted Shoulder Brass Picture Three: Officers Silver Cap / Helmet Badge and Collars (Note it does not show up in these pictures but the word Canada and Cross on Crown are Gold) Picture Four: 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles, Shoulder Brass...... Hope you enjoy..... Mike Edited August 10, 2012 by QSAMIKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Picture Two and Four Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Picture Three: Sorry for having to post them this way but they were too big to add all together..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Mike - excellent photo references - thankyou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry211 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hello first post on here as wanted to share some Candanian badges & buttons ground dug from a former Canadian Expenditionary force camp in Southern England. We have 3 shoulder titles, a button from the 160th Overseas Battalion (Bruce) of the CEF, a General List cap badge, plus 2 other Canadian buttons but not sure of the vintage (middle and bottom right). I believe that the site was also used by the Canadians in WW2 as pre D-Day staging post. rgds Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Good Day Matt.... These are all World War One pieces..... The 160th Button is very good..... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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