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Forum: General Topics 16-02-22, 02:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 540
Posted By regimentalrogue
Percy Smith's full service record can be found...

Percy Smith's full service record can be found linked at this page: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=239790

The...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 09-08-20, 11:34 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 423
Posted By regimentalrogue
Badges of The Royal Canadian Regiment ...

Badges of The Royal Canadian Regiment
http://www.regimentalrogue.com/rcrbadges/rcrbadges_intro.htm

St. Edward's Crown Badges; 1927 - 1970s...
Forum: Infantry 15-06-20, 12:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 883
Posted By regimentalrogue
The single-piece 1894 pattern RCR badges are...

The single-piece 1894 pattern RCR badges are known in two finishes, brass, and gilt. While the badge pattern was in use from 1894 to 1926/7, the specific period of use of the single-piece variations...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 24-05-20, 12:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 406
Posted By regimentalrogue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chota_Nagpur_Regimen...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chota_Nagpur_Regiment
Forum: Royal Canadian Navy 30-04-20, 12:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,566
Posted By regimentalrogue
Although it isn't used regularly, the first...

Although it isn't used regularly, the first appearance of the phrase "Canadian Naval Forces" in the Canada Gazette is in 1910:
...
Forum: Infantry 05-07-19, 12:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 623
Posted By regimentalrogue
Yes, tan for CANSOFCOM and maroon for the...

Yes, tan for CANSOFCOM and maroon for the parachute companies in each of the Regular Force infantry light battalions (3RCR, 3PPCLI, 3R22eR) plus the airborne positions in designated Reserve infantry...
Forum: Infantry 04-07-19, 11:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 623
Posted By regimentalrogue
Available with dark green, dark blue, tan and...

Available with dark green, dark blue, tan and maroon cloth backings.
Forum: Other Military Topics 23-12-17, 02:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 682
Posted By regimentalrogue
Here is a description of the medical categories...

Here is a description of the medical categories from a Canadian source:

OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN FORCES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19
THE MEDICAL SERVICES

(pp. 211-12)

For the purpose...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 09-11-17, 12:11 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,186
Posted By regimentalrogue
This is the appropriate definition. We should...

This is the appropriate definition. We should acknowledge that badge collectors have a "language" for describing badges, and museum professionals have a different "language," and the two do not...
Forum: Infantry 08-07-17, 10:48 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 817
Posted By regimentalrogue
As far as I am aware, these badges appeared in...

As far as I am aware, these badges appeared in the late 70s or very early 80s, but were not used by the Regiment for long. When I joined the Regiment in the early 80s they were referred to as "Cadet...
Forum: General Topics. 27-03-17, 11:11 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,770
Posted By regimentalrogue
The eight-pointed-star badge with the GvR cypher...

The eight-pointed-star badge with the GvR cypher (7th badge, fourth row) in the fill board, is The Royal Canadian Regiment.

The King George V Badges of The RCR -...
Forum: Infantry 08-01-17, 02:41 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,190
Posted By regimentalrogue
If I recall correctly, it was the CF "cornflake"...

If I recall correctly, it was the CF "cornflake" at CFOCS and the Infantry Corps badge once at the School of Infantry.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 01-11-16, 09:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 949
Posted By regimentalrogue
The CEF records data base at Library and Archives...

The CEF records data base at Library and Archives Canada can be found here:

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/search.aspx...
Forum: Sweetheart, Veteran, Lapel Badges and Challenge Coins 01-07-16, 03:06 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,009
Posted By regimentalrogue
I have a pair with those pointed lower corners...

I have a pair with those pointed lower corners and haven't seen others like them.
Forum: Photographs of Canadian Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 29-06-16, 11:03 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,240
Posted By regimentalrogue
Long-lost Victoria Cross recovered Globe and...

Long-lost Victoria Cross recovered

Globe and Mail; Wednesday, Apr. 08, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/long-lost-victoria-cross-recovered/article1135372/



More at link.
Forum: Infantry 23-06-16, 07:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,347
Posted By regimentalrogue
They are, and very effective when people...

They are, and very effective when people understand and describe them properly.
Forum: General Topics 12-04-16, 04:09 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,387
Posted By regimentalrogue
Thanks Bill.

Thanks Bill.
Forum: General Topics 12-04-16, 12:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,387
Posted By regimentalrogue
1st Depot Battalion, Western Ontario Regiment (badge image request)

To assist with a community memorial project, I am seeking a high resolution scan or photo of the badge for the "1st Depot Battalion, Western Ontario Regiment."

Hoping someone on the forums can...
Forum: Infantry 16-11-15, 04:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,184
Posted By regimentalrogue
The RCR had that style of crown from the late...

The RCR had that style of crown from the late 1920s. The particular version of the crown on Richard's badge (with it's wider base), however, dates it from the 1960s or later.

Badges of The Royal...
Forum: Cavalry and Armoured Units 24-08-15, 12:52 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,846
Posted By regimentalrogue
Looking at the DHH lineage document for the...

Looking at the DHH lineage document for the regiment (http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par1/arm-bli/1H-eng.asp), it appears that other than the use of the word "FIRST" in...
Forum: Infantry 24-07-15, 04:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,910
Posted By regimentalrogue
Good afternoon Stephen, My page here shows...

Good afternoon Stephen,

My page here shows the Cyphers worn as shoulder strap badges by The Royal Canadian Regiment:

http://regimentalrogue.com/rcrbadges/shoulder_flashes_and_titles.htm

As...
Forum: General Topics. 07-05-15, 10:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 865
Posted By regimentalrogue
Some of the tanks got off the beach and well...

Some of the tanks got off the beach and well inland, but afterward returned to the beach to provide cover for the infantry trapped there.
Forum: Infantry 27-05-14, 02:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,039
Posted By regimentalrogue
Yes Bill, they can be used for the gallery. If...

Yes Bill, they can be used for the gallery. If you need any others that I can provide from my small collection. let me know.
Forum: Infantry 26-05-14, 02:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,039
Posted By regimentalrogue
I thought there had been RCR badges posted. ...

I thought there had been RCR badges posted.

GvR badge - the official badge during the war, although the Regiment contonued to wear the VRI patterns when availble.
...
Forum: Formation and Tasking Signs 20-05-14, 10:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,211
Posted By regimentalrogue
It's a wonder the modern Canadian Army managed to...

It's a wonder the modern Canadian Army managed to choose a colour for the 3rd Division patch at all. Normally it would have taken years of debates, briefing notes and PowerPoint presentations to...
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