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Originally Posted by leigh kitchen
The lion - Belgian army?
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Belgian Army lion buttons have evolved over time. The current button is high concave and has a smooth lion, paws not claws and no rim.
The Belgian WWI buttons are low concave, the lions had claws and came fully equipped. These buttons have rims.
Attachments are a Belgian army WWI lion and a current design.
This lion has its claws out, high concave and no rim. I have seen it listed as Veterans Home Guard of Canada.
The forum has a thread mentioning Canadian Veteran organisations:
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ead.php?t=6991
This link shows the badge for the Veterans Guard of Canada. It is similar to your button.
https://canadaatwarblog.wordpress.co...anada-1940-47/
This link also deals with the two names: First styled as “Veterans Home Guard,” mimicking the “British Home Guard,” were authorised May 24th 1940, by G.O. 261 / 1940, renamed the Veterans Guard of Canada.
The flag button is a patriotic button, not a uniform button.