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Originally Posted by Bill A
Hi, The 3rd Bn was overseas in the fall of 1914, and stayed in the UK until moving to France and Flanders in 1915, serving there until the end of the war. Their badges were firt acquired in the UK from makers in the UK. There is no record in archives of the badges being made or sent overseas for them.
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Many thanks indeed Bill, most interesting. I am, as you have guessed, a complete novice when it comes to Canadian badges. My Father has a bewildering lifetime's collection of British cap and collar badges, titles, buttons etc, and so I have grown up used to seeing and handling the brass, bronze and white metal badges of the British regiments and battalions. (He says he has his work cut out with just collecting the Brit stuff, and so the Empire/Commonwealth badges weren't something I came into contact with until recently). I have since read your Canadian guides on the forum and learned a little more about the different metallic finishes the Canadian badges had - so different from the good old British brass!
Thanks again for making the time for me. Cheers! Rich.