Morning,
Some additional information. The Royal Canadian Artillery (the permanent force) were authorized their Ubique pattern badge in 1927, while the Canadian Field Artillery continued to wear the Canada banner badge until they were re-designated as a component of the RCA in 1936.
In the case of Mark's family, the gunners with British service may have continued to wear their imperial pattern badge when they joined the CFA. It would have been seen as a mark of pride and experience. There is a lot of discussion in archives records about the correct type of badges to be worn by the CFA batteries of the CEF, but most of that revolved around the question of numbered battery badges.
The collars are officers pattern. Other ranks in the CFA wore either the maple leaf GL pattern, or a maple leaf with a field gun imposed, or small plain grenades.
Thank-you for the information about the gun badge Thomas. The Canadian army authorized a smaller gun badge circa 1950 for wear on the beret, but it is much different than the ones illustrated.
Mark, what size are the gun badges that are imaged?
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