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Formation and Tasking Signs
09-04-24, 02:06 PM
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Proper colours for RCEME sign
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Ian B
Roger that!
Roger that!
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
07-04-24, 12:21 AM
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unknown cloth badge
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Ian B
CF Badge
I would suggest that it is in fact, a Canadian Forces Tri-Service bullion blazer badge. Probably an early version, as it looks to have some age to it. I would also suggest that it was ordered from...
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Formation and Tasking Signs
03-04-24, 02:26 AM
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Proper colours for RCEME sign
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Ian B
Congrats
Sorry, busy weekend. All the Triduum services for Easter, plus cleaning up water flooding in the Church hall basement, or I would have responded sooner.
That being said, I want to offer my...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
01-04-24, 03:14 PM
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Bits and bobs I can't identify
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Ian B
Canadian Guards
Crown over three conjointed maple leaves is an OR's collar badge for the scarlet, full dress tunic.
Ian
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Formation and Tasking Signs
25-03-24, 12:47 AM
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Proper colours for RCEME sign
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Ian B
My preference for the outside edge would still be...
My preference for the outside edge would still be yellow...however, it's yours, you have to be happy with it.
Far as I can see to finish is the pearls and jewels on the crown. Otherwise, it looks...
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Formation and Tasking Signs
23-03-24, 10:50 PM
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Proper colours for RCEME sign
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Ian B
You are rounding the final turn and heading for...
You are rounding the final turn and heading for the finish line!! Well done, you!!
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Formation and Tasking Signs
22-03-24, 12:28 AM
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Proper colours for RCEME sign
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Ian B
Better and better!
Better and better!
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Formation and Tasking Signs
20-03-24, 11:07 PM
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Proper colours for RCEME sign
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Ian B
So far, so good!
So far, so good!
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Formation and Tasking Signs
18-03-24, 05:44 PM
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Proper colours for RCEME sign
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Ian B
RCEME plaque
So, I'm assuming you have decided on the colours for the hat badge itself. The following are my suggestions, for what it's worth.
I would go with a dark royal blue for the plaque itself with...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
16-03-24, 02:35 PM
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A NZ army badge - potential danger to Australians
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Ian B
Or, riffing on 'Hanlon's Razor', never attribute...
Or, riffing on 'Hanlon's Razor', never attribute to malice that which is easily explained by 'curiosity'. Slow day at the Customs Post, package goes through the scanner, say "what the heck is...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
15-03-24, 06:04 PM
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Need to identify those medals
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Ian B
Medal ID
I'm inclined to say that the medal in the picture in the OP is religious. Attached is a medal that I have had for many years, coming from my mother's side of the family. It came with no ribbon, but...
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Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery
13-03-24, 12:14 AM
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1st. Canadian Division Officers collar
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Ian B
3rd MG Coy collar
Probably an OR's collar, as my reference material states that the officer's cap and collars were browning copper with a white metal overlay.
Ian
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
04-03-24, 01:36 PM
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Two collars for I D
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Ian B
My reference material says plated for officers,...
My reference material says plated for officers, however, that's not to say some enterprising officer didn't have sterling badges made up. Is your example stamped with a detailed reverse or does it...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
04-03-24, 02:54 AM
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Two collars for I D
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Ian B
Crown over Maple Leaf
Good day John,
Bottom left badge in your pic is a collar for the Canadian unit, Governor General's Body Guard, used from 1920 to 1936. If it is silver (plated?), it is an officer's collar; if...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
20-02-24, 02:43 PM
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Unknown parachutists badge.
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Ian B
Para Qual
Good day David,
While I cannot say yes or no as to the authenticity of the badge, I can say that in a couple of reference books on French para badges, this design is known (Baltzer & Michletti,...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
17-02-24, 12:55 AM
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Unknown Canadian 135 MLI Collar Badge
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Ian B
MLI Collar
Good day Paul,
This collar is for the Middlesex Light Infantry between the wars, 1920 to 1936.
Was raised as the 26th Middlesex Bn. of Inf. 1866. "Light" added to title 1900.
Raised the...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
09-02-24, 07:43 PM
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Unknown cloth badges
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Ian B
CANADA title
In the first post, first pic, the "CANADA" flash is worn on an epaulet slip-on for shirts, or stitched just below the shoulder seam on a jacket. What is referred to as "Old Gold", it was worn on the...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
19-01-24, 09:29 PM
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Unknown Rifles ACF
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Ian B
Shoulder Title
Good day Mike,
Shoulder title in link in OP is unlikely an Canadian QOR title cut down. QOR title was only one line curved up, reading "Queen's Own Riles", about 17-20mm in width; therefore not...
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Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery
28-12-23, 01:59 AM
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Did Canadian civilian drivers wear collars?
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Ian B
Good day SK, To the best of my knowledge,...
Good day SK,
To the best of my knowledge, the DND drivers did not have collar badges. As I recall, the only uniform they had was the "bus driver" one, a short zip up jacket and pants, sort of a...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
10-07-23, 12:09 AM
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Unknown Artillery Badge
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Ian B
Int Hat Badge
Hat badge in the first picture of the O.P is for the Corps of Guides, which served as a unit of the Non-Permanent Active Militia in Canada from 1903 to 1929. They were a mounted unit tasked with...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
25-06-23, 11:28 PM
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Lanyard ID Please
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Ian B
Re: Lanyard
Gents, I think this a modern item done up by a soldier using 550 cord. This was a not uncommon item used by soldiers I served with. While I was issued with the laynard in Post #4, the plaiting was...
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General Topics.
02-06-23, 12:00 AM
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Guards Sergeant's Stripes
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283
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Ian B
Re: Stripes
Thanks Mike. Appreciate the information. I'll pass it on to my brother.
Ian
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General Topics.
01-06-23, 09:53 PM
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Guards Sergeant's Stripes
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283
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Ian B
Guards Sergeant's Stripes
Good day all,
My brother recently saw a video on Youtube about the Coldstream Guards, and had some questions. I looked it up and, if memory serves, it shows the guard getting ready at Wellington...
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General Topics
21-04-23, 10:59 PM
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Help with thes badges
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Ian B
A&SH
Rob, I don't think the A&SH badge is Canadian. The Canadian A&SH badge usually has the front facing Cat's head in its badges.
Yours looks like the British badge.
Ian
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General Topics
17-04-23, 12:44 AM
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More Canadian queries
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673
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Ian B
Foru Infantry Badges
Pending views of the back and verdict from other more knowledgeable members, rough time frame for the four Infantry unit badges are as follows:
Lake Superior Scottish, KC - 1949 (when changed from...
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