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Forum: General Topics. 09-09-23, 07:30 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 995
Posted By QSAMIKE
I also clean my badges that I post with medals to...

I also clean my badges that I post with medals to the same regiment..... There is no Seargent Major in the world will allow you to be on parade with dirty badges.....

Now how do I clean......
...
Forum: Cavalry and Armoured Units 07-07-23, 02:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 690
Posted By QSAMIKE
Have been passed the following information from...

Have been passed the following information from the BMF......

Quote:

Of note, all of the gallantry medals awarded to Lord Strathcona’s Horse during the Boer War appear to have been named Lord...
Forum: Cavalry and Armoured Units 27-06-23, 12:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 690
Posted By QSAMIKE
Good Morning Mike...... Yes as you know from...

Good Morning Mike......

Yes as you know from your post......

Sent via Fedex which was actually cheaper than postal shipping..... It was interesting tracking it and the different locations...
Forum: Cavalry and Armoured Units 15-06-23, 12:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 690
Posted By QSAMIKE
Lord Strathcona's Corps / Horse

Good Evening Everyone......

I was advised by a member of another forum and I wish to say thanks to he who put me on to this badge......

It was found on an online auction in S.A. and I was...
Forum: Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery 01-03-23, 01:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,393
Posted By QSAMIKE
Just bumping up to the top just in case anyone...

Just bumping up to the top just in case anyone has found one......

Thanks

Mike
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 14-07-22, 03:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,906
Posted By QSAMIKE
Hello RCAF...... Looks OK to me..... There...

Hello RCAF......

Looks OK to me..... There are two ways that I clean verdigris off medals and badges..... 1. If heavy I place in small bowl and cover with good old Ketchup for 24 to 36...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 12-02-22, 06:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,131
Posted By QSAMIKE
Here are some photos of the Canadian Scouts badge...

Here are some photos of the Canadian Scouts badge made in Australia..... The uniform has the Canadian Maple Leaf badge the same as worn by RCR in South Africa.....

Also here is the type of...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 11-02-22, 12:19 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,131
Posted By QSAMIKE
That's the one I am looking for and now I don't...

That's the one I am looking for and now I don't have to look for the photo......

The CS badge was made in Australia by the members of the unit after the war was over according to the Regimental...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 11-02-22, 12:05 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,131
Posted By QSAMIKE
Dum Dum...... My Holy Grail It is just...

Dum Dum......

My Holy Grail

It is just like a badge that I have been searching for over the last 30 years..... The only thing is it's toooooo small..... The badge I am looking for is 2...
Forum: Police 27-11-21, 03:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,153
Posted By QSAMIKE
Great collection Andrew...... Looks like you...

Great collection Andrew......

Looks like you have a complete set with regards to Cap Badges...... One can never have a complete set of shoulders toooooooo many variations...... Great...
Forum: General Topics. 28-08-21, 03:17 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 632
Posted By QSAMIKE
Thank You Very Much Gentlemen for all the...

Thank You Very Much Gentlemen for all the information..... I have just picked up a set of medals, Boer War where he was Chief Clerk and Financial Advisor to H.Q. Staff and in WW1 was ARMY...
Forum: General Topics. 26-08-21, 02:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 632
Posted By QSAMIKE
A Research Question

Good Morning Everyone.....

Trying to find out what badges would have been worn during the Boer War and World War One for the following unit:

ARMY AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

Thanks in...
Forum: General Topics. 08-08-21, 07:44 PM
Replies: 206
Views: 43,464
Posted By QSAMIKE
New Holy Grail..... 15th Argyll Light...

New Holy Grail.....

15th Argyll Light Infantry to match with medals.....

Mike
Forum: The Home Front 10-02-21, 03:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 786
Posted By QSAMIKE
OK here is what I have found which I am afraid...

OK here is what I have found which I am afraid does match......

1825 3rd Class Trooper ( Later - Medical Corporal) James H. High, ex-Canadian Militia, enlisted Winnipeg 26-04-1901....

The...
Forum: The Home Front 10-02-21, 12:22 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 786
Posted By QSAMIKE
What is the regimental number for Walker...... ...

What is the regimental number for Walker...... I have 2, 3rd Class Troopers named R. Walkers who enlisted in Canada...... There were a large number of Canadians in the SAC after all Sam Steele of...
Forum: General Topics. 19-12-20, 04:24 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 9,536
Posted By QSAMIKE
The Military Accounting and Audit Department ...

The Military Accounting and Audit Department

COLONEL JAMES HUGGETT

The group consists of:

Commander of the British Empire, First Type, Issue Number: C-527 Dated: June 3rd 1918

Queen's...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 12-12-20, 08:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 289
Posted By QSAMIKE
The catalogue value is in my description...... ...

The catalogue value is in my description......

Mike
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 12-12-20, 03:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 289
Posted By QSAMIKE
Here you go the description...... ...

Here you go the description......

Form: Circular. Bronze medal with attached loop.

By: James Fenton, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham according to the “J.F” maker’s mark on the silver medals of...
Forum: General Topics 03-12-20, 02:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 799
Posted By QSAMIKE
Maybe this was one batch or an early batch that...

Maybe this was one batch or an early batch that was made......

Mike
Forum: General Topics 03-12-20, 01:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 799
Posted By QSAMIKE
Hi Doug...... The reverse is a straight pin...

Hi Doug......

The reverse is a straight pin and the marking Sterling Silver......

How did I determine the production..... Well my Mother (Who's pin is on the left) was transferred from Canada...
Forum: General Topics 02-12-20, 07:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 799
Posted By QSAMIKE
C.M.H.Q. - W.W.2 - CIVILIAN BADGE

Good Afternoon Everyone.....

I found another Canadian Military Headquarters badge on our favorite auction site..... That makes 5 (3 in my collection and 2 in other collections) out of a total...
Forum: General Topics. 25-10-20, 07:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 556
Posted By QSAMIKE
Depends what is written in Army Order of the...

Depends what is written in Army Order of the time...... Some were some were not.....

Mike
Forum: General Topics. 25-10-20, 01:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 556
Posted By QSAMIKE
Thank You..... Mike

Thank You..... Mike
Forum: General Topics. 25-10-20, 01:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 556
Posted By QSAMIKE
Thank You I will have to buy a set.... Mike

Thank You I will have to buy a set.... Mike
Forum: General Topics. 25-10-20, 12:58 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 556
Posted By QSAMIKE
Request for Research Assistance.....

Hello Everyone.....

As every one who knows me knows that I am not really a badge collector, I just like to put the correct badge that would have been worn with the medals in a display.....

I...
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