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Old 19-08-11, 08:39 PM
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At the risk of confusing things, the answer to the question is no. There is also a unit designated the Yukon Motor Machine Gun Battery. This is the formation that wore the cross Vickers MG badge that is found in collars and a cap badge.
It is not clearly documented, but it is likely that Boyle's only actually wore the MGD pattern badge. If they wore a cap badge, it was likely the MGD badge. OR's of the unit may have wore the Stetson, on which no badge was wore, while officers' wore a forage cap, and it is suggested that the MGD badge in gilt was worn on that headdress. Both cap and collars were the same size.
The Yukon MMG badges came in two sizes, on a cap and one a collar. The cap badge scroll attaches inside the MG handles, while on the collar badges the scroll extends beyond the handles of the Vickers. Evidence suggests that due to shortages the collars may have been worn as a cap badge.
Having said all this, the badges (all three) are rare, and seldom seen.
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