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Originally Posted by 3903
I acquired this (cap?) badge as part of a collection built during WW1 by a serviceman who apparently won badges in card games.
Appreciate any thoughts on its origin, I suspect it could be Canadian, given the source of the collection?
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I'm confident in saying it's a Canadian badge, but not CEF. I also can't say whether it's cap or collar.
The 7th Regiment of the Canadian Militia was stationed in London, Ontario, along the local version of the river Thames. The regiment styled itself after the Royal Fusiliers, the regiment from that other London. They were the Canadian Fusiliers right up until the 50's when they rebadged to become 4th Bn, The Royal Canadian Regiment. Which was, incidentally, the Regiment into which I was commissioned.
Should you want more information, check out
The Regimental Rogue run by Michael O'Leary. He's the most knowledgeable person about the RCR and its antecedents online of which I'm aware.
Cheers,
Dan.