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Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery
22-08-11, 03:48 PM
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"Boyles" Yukon Motor Machine Gun Battery
So, I went to the Canadian Forces Directorate of History and Heritage today to see what their take on the Boyle's vs Yukon nomenclature was. Here is what their documents say:
An establishment was...
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Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery
21-08-11, 12:04 PM
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Boyle
Boyle certainly wore the maple leaf shaped collars as I have a picture of him (hatless) with the collars plainly evident. These collars include the inscription "Boyle's" in the banner, this in...
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21-08-11, 11:58 AM
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Boyle's Boys
Thanks to all for the generous offerings of advice. This is an excellent forum!
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20-08-11, 03:25 PM
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Yukon Units
Sorry about the poor picture quality!
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Boyle's Boys
Yes, a badge sold recently for around 5400 pounds.
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20-08-11, 01:00 AM
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Boyle's Yukon boys
Thanks Peter and Mick for the advice.
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19-08-11, 10:16 PM
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Boyles
OK, having looked at this all day, I think what I have is a Boyles Battery OR collar in the crossed MG form and a Yukon Infantry Company collar in the pan form.
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Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery
19-08-11, 10:10 PM
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A "Boyle's" boy.
Here's the photo.
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19-08-11, 10:08 PM
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Boyles
You are right! I just found a photograph of a captain wearing a service cap with the original Boyle's badge. Clearly visible in the picture are the collar insignia in the same, slightly modified...
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19-08-11, 09:45 PM
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Boyles=MMG
It is my understanding that the "Boyles" appelation is a nickname only and that the official title of the unit was the Yukon Motor Machine Gun Battery. So I think we're only talking about one unit...
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19-08-11, 06:59 PM
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errata
Yes, the gold is real. And I was corrected on the pans. They are collar insignia from the Yukon Infantry Company.
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19-08-11, 06:55 PM
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Boyle's Boys
Also, since the collar for Boyle's Battery was a maple leaf inscribed MGD, all of the discussion regarding the wear of collars as badges must be wrong. Perhaps there is a problem discriminating...
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19-08-11, 06:32 PM
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The Yukon
So what I have is an officer's badge from Boyle's battery and an officer's collar from the Yukon company.
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19-08-11, 06:28 PM
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8thHussar
Badge
I stand corrected.
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19-08-11, 05:54 PM
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Boyle's Battery
The collar dogs are gold panning pans about the size of a Canadian 25 cent piece. The are marked "Yukon" and "Canada" and have a gold nugget in the pan that is roughly four times the size of the...
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19-08-11, 05:31 PM
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Very Rare
The badge is from Boyles Yukon Motor Machine Gun Battery that served with the 4th Canadian Division E Battery, the 1st CDN Motor Machine Gun Brigade CEF. I also have a collar dog which is a...
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19-08-11, 03:00 PM
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What's the best way to sell a very rare badge?
I'm new to this. Any thoughts?
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