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Hey guys,

Picked this up at auction this weekend.

They belong to the same man Philip de Lacy Deare Passy. His family immigrated to the US around 1880. Philip was born in Nebraska in 1887. By 1901 his family shows up in the census for Kingston Ontario and he is listed as 14 years old.

He enrolled in the Royal Military College in Kingston in 1904 and graduated in 1907. He served in the permanent force Royal Canadian Engineers from 1907 to at least 1927, the date on the helmet tin.

I am currently trying to pull his service file from the archives to flesh out his career. I did search the gazette and came up empty handed.

Can someone please tell me the correct terminology for this style of pith helmet, under what conditions these were worn and what date might this helmet be from??? Also, what is the significance of the cuff design and the markings on the collar?

Thanks,

Jeff

I have more detailed shots but I can't get them small enough to post. If they are needed I can email them to someone.

Regards,

Jeff

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Hi guys,

I hope this is the right forum for this, if not please feel free to move it where it should be.

This cufftitle has come up for sale locally as part of a Canadian vets souvenirs. I collect WWII Canadian stuff and need some help authenticating this and also need advice as to a fair market value.

Can anyone help out a Commonwealth collector who is a way out of his league??

Regards,

Jeff

This is a MKIII shell...thought I would post it as a comparison.

That is not a MKIII helmet, if anything it is a MKII helmet. The liner may be post war and it could be any number of nationalities. It looks like it might be British, but not sure.

To tell more pics of the liner markings and shell stampings would be needed.

I haven't seen one with that style of netting on it either.

Hi guys,

I have been told the loops were for supporting the sporran belt or vice versa. If you have a look at the hanger(which I believe is an original hanger for the kilt) it has two closures at to clip onto both sides of the kilt. A collector from another site who is familiar with kilt wear provided that information.

The shoulder insignia are 3rd Division Occupation Force, I think.

It's interesting that you mention the "security" angle though, as the the "Lorne Scots provided a Ground Defence Platoon for each Brigade HQ in the CAOF (as they did for other Canadian divisions too)". Information provided by another collector.

There is some confusion surrounding this insignia as the Occupation Force insignia I have seen has the small strip above the Divisional patch. Could this have been for Security force??

Rick, any chance you could post a pic of the insignia you mentioned?

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Hi guys,

Picked up this SD and kilt this weekend. I have never handled a Scottish SD or kilt before so all opinions and information is appreciated.

I believe this to be a WWII era SD with the kit in the Lorne Scots pattern. There are no markings at all in the SD and the kilt is marked as in the photo's.

What are the cloth loops for on the kilt? I know the kilts with buttons were to were with BD and attach to the holes in the bottom of the BD.

Bonsoir Jerome,

Happy searching is an understatement...that, sir, is alot of great information and has made for some good reading.

My next stop was the National Archives where I found his medal card(although not downloaded yet) and the information needed to get his service records. I will have to enlist the help of a researcher there to get his file, but when I do I will share it here.

The gazettes are a great research tool also, that I admittedley forgot to check. Not next time.

Now if we could find some British dress regs for 1913 and put the pointed cuffs to rest, that would be great.

Regards,

Jeff

Thanks again Stuart, I shall be purchasing a few of these(after Christmas, of course) to aid in my research. I had no idea one could purchase these lists until now.

Regards,

Jeff

Hi Stuart,

Thanks for the help...much appreciated.

I thought the name was Baiwis, however I also came up empty handed researching this name. It is hard to make out the name so it could very well be Barwis..except the second dot for another "I"...I am not 100% on the name.

The cuffs are gold albeit a little worn.

Stuart, is it possible to provide a link or some information on how to access these "army lists". I saw them mentioned in an older thread when I was searching and didn't come up with anything useful on the net. It sounds like an invaluable tool in helping do the research.

Regards,

Jeff

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Hi guys,

My first post to your forum and I am hoping someone can help me ID this uniform. I have tried various sites and googling but haven't been able to turn up any useful information. Any good links for research would also be very much appreciated.

Anyway here it is..it is named also, I don't know the significance of the number "72" either.

Regards,

Jeff