The questions about the provenance of the officer's badge brings back the question about the 14th Canadian Hussars badges. The regiment's title was officially changed from Canadian Light Horse to Canadian Hussars on August 1, 1940. Was the badge design changed at that time? The GO approval for the 14th Canadian Hussars badge, as I mentioned above, was in 1949. But, was this an after the fact issue of the cap badges? The situation is very similar to that of the 8 Canadian Hussars (PL). Their "1949" approved badge has been proven to have been worn during the Second World War, and the GO appears to have been a "cleaning up" order. With the photo evidence it is clear that some of the VIII Recce wore one of the two patterns, but which one?
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