St John Fusiliers & Edmonton Fusiliers

[Bill A]

These two units had embroidered shoulder titles in pale blue on a dark maroon colour. Does anyone know the reason for this colour choice, and was there any significance to the colours? Was there any connection?

[Canadian Badger]

Sorry Bill, I don't know the significance of the colours but I noticed a St. John Fusiliers Shoulder badge available on eBay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...STRK:MESELX:IT

[Bill A]

Thanks CB. That is the more common of the two embroidered titles for the unit. The harder to find one is the St.John Fus (M.G.), same colours.

[boots and saddles]

I don't know why Bill, but the St John Fusiliers lanyard is made up of these two colours.