JamesM

Are you sure they were presented to Selous Scouts? it looks to be a long after event thing that was commercially availible to anyone with a Franklin mint catalog....

Sorry, but I dont think this is anything official, or related to the Scouts themselves.

Hi Chris,

Yes, I'm sure they were awarded while the scouts were still together. If you are familiar with the book "Pamwe Chete", by Lt. Col. Ron Reid-Daly, this award can be seen being presented to the two (black and white) RSM's of the regiment.

Cheers,

James

Reverse of ingot.

Obverse of ingot.

Inside.

A new addition to the collection arrived, so I thought I'd post photos for anyone interested!

These were commemorative silver ingots presented to members of the Selous Scouts. This particular ingot is numbered 0888.

Cheers,

James

Newfoundland was actually a dominion, and had not been a colony since 1907.

Tony,

That's true! However, with "their" navy (Royal Newfoundland Navy Reserve) fell under the supervision of the Royal Navy, or Royal Navy Reserve. It was funny reading my grandfathers pay book and other papers, showing the ships he served on, when he served on Canadian ships it was "service in Royal Canadian Navy", then he would "revert" back to the Royal Navy. Off topic, I know, sorry! Carry on!

Cheers,

James

Newfoundland was still a separate British colony which did not enter the Canadian Confederation untill 1947.

Actually, it was 1949! I know a few Newf's that would take exception to anything earlier and wished they hadn't joined Canada at all. Mind you, they're not the ones working out west!

Cheers,

James

Here is the back, pin obviously replaced/repaired. I bought this and a few more off of a 82 year old german dealer here in Kelowna who recently started selling his collection.

Pat,

I think I have been in contact with this...gentleman...several years ago. The stuff he had was shite then and it's shite now!!

Cheers,

James

The brown one just arrived to keep the brass badge company!

Who else has some Canadian Parachute Corps items to share?

Cheers,

James

Next up is a Wentworth Regiment Cap badge. It is a two colour design and I like the maple leafs around the horn. Again, not sure if it is ww2 or ww1, but I assume it's ww2. Any experts able to tell?

Thanks,

Pat

Pat,

That cap badge is for the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, in Wentworth County, Ontario, and I believe it is a WW2 issue.

Cheers,

James

Canadian Para Wings

The cloth ones as shown were only issued with the Red Maple leaf. When you served in a Combat Arms Para unit you were issued with a metal white Maple leaf that had 2 pins that pierced thru to cover the Red leaf. When you left the unit you removed the White leaf.

The top set are bought for Mess Dress/DEU's and the Bottom one's are the issue set

Hi Laurence,

Acuually, there was/is a version of cloth para wings with a white metal maple leaf pinned through the red maple leaf. The red maple leaf was for people who were jump qualified. The white maple leaf was only worn by members of the Airborne Regiment as in 1, 2, and 3 Commando and the herbies!!

Also, if you had served in the commando, you "retained" your white maple leaf when you returned to you mother regiment or remustered!

Cheers,

James

James,

Both wings are numbered and issued, and that is an officers beret.

Rgds,

Brendon

Brendon,

Thanks! Would it be possible for close up photos of the wings and or tell us what the numbers are on the wings, please?

Cheers,

James

Hi Brendon,

Nice items! Are the wings numbered? If so could we see some close ups of the back of them? Is the beret maker marked and or named in any way? It looks like it could be an officers beret?

I look forward to seeing more!

Cheers,

James

How about these babies

http://cgi.ebay.com/Selous-Scouts-Officers...1QQcmdZViewItem

Yes, nice collar dogs! He's actually the fellow I aquired my named scouts beret from!!

Cheers,

James

Hi Brendon,

Could you post some photos of your items??

Cheers,

James

A long shot!!

http://www.abcbookworld.com/?state=view_au...&author_id=4393

Cheers,

James

Darrell,

I think the initials you have there refer to "WESTERN CANADA PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION".

Cheers,

James

I have a cap badge and an 'ash tray' with the Selous Scouts badges on.....the pair are around in the attic.

They were given to me in around 1982/83 from a former Scout who became a journalist here in the UK. I was 12 or so at the time and wanted Falklands War items of course, I don't recall his name properly although it was British sounding.

I'll dig them out for interest.

Kr

Marcus

No sense keeping them in the attic!! Send them to me and I'll display them for you!! I look forward to seeing the items!

Cheers,

James

Gary,

See my reply in the commonwealth section!!

Cheers,

James

I "believe" there were two different types of this badge. One version had the Canada, eagle, and USA on it, and the other type had just USA and an eagle on it. The lettering and material they come on can differ from white lettering on blue cloth to red lettering on khaki material for summer uniforms. I've seen both types being sold for around $15.00 US a pair.

Cheers,

James

Heres a wierd ?

My G Uncle told a story about the times after the end of the war. He told me and my mother told me the same story.

GIs were rounding up members of the SS/SS Police for interagation.

He and a few others in that area, Would inject Peanut Butter under the skin in order to hide the tatooed SS#.

He said they were all tatooed under the arm Left or right I dont remember..

OR is this just another story..

George

If the peanut butter was injected under the skin, I fail to see how it would obscure the tattoo! The average tattoo is about 1/64" to 1/16" into the skin, so, injecting to that depth would be unlikelyespecially if it was the crunchy kind!!! Where's Joe, he's the Dr.!!

Cheers,

James

Hi Chris,

Nice wings, thanks for showing them! If the number was 100 lower, you could be in business! Apparently, the wing roster was never kept up after 0461 and there were 532 Scouts awarded wings. I was, by luck, able to track down wing 0532 and recently obtained them. I doubt that 0532 was ever issued, but it's nice to have a set that signifies the total amount awarded!

Cheers,

James

That was the first pattern PPCLI badge. Technically it's a "marguerite", not a "daisy".

The original PPCLI cap badge was the marguerite flower chosen after Gault's wife's name, "marguerite". But there should have been little doubt if it were a PPCLI badge as it has complete name on it!

Cheers,

James

I only have two to chip in, found here in Southern Canada, where many disaffected residents of the polar regions THINK they are getting away from their winters.

This has got to be one of the BEST designs, any time, any place:

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8th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" aka the "Black Devils."

Rick, What you have there is a collar dog from the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, the little black devils!

The best cap badge shown by Laurence is the Princess Patricia cap badge...he knows why!!

Cheers,

James

Does anyone have a photo of Gen. Lt. Hermann Starke, other than this one??

Cheers,

James