Queens Own Rifles

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this is the one bottom left

[Bill A]

Paul, The "2" is completely different from your example compared to the illustration from Mazeas on the bottom left of the page. The maple leaf stem is also thicker in the illustration, and the buckle on the banner on your badge is oval while the illustration is round. The illustrations in Mazeas were made from actual badges, and were true to the real badge. Yours is an undocumented pattern badge when compared to Mazeas.

[jim a]

Sorry for the delay on getting back on this.... my measurements are identical to Cliff's badge ... it's lightweight but a very strong design... red paint on the bottom of the 2.

[Bill A]

Thanks Jim.

[Pylon1357]

So both our badges are the same. That does make me feel better, not chasing two different badge designs.

So the earliest date this badge could be is 1882, when the Regt adopted the full title 2nd Battalion The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada.

Dose anyone have a date for the next generation of badge?

I am just trying to narrow down the era some what. I know what the Second World War badge looks like. What does the Great War bagde look like? Sorry again but my references are poor at best for this, due mainly to my interest in Second World War badges and insignia.

[Dwayne H]

From what I have seen, there was more than one variant worn diring the war. In 1939, the QOR would have been wearing a pattern similar to what we have been looking at . If you examine any collar badges to the unit, they mirror this earlier style. At some point during the war the pattern changed and a completely different pattern was worn. Any pictures of the QOR June 6th onward wore the following pattern.

Dwayne

[Bill A]

New die? The old one wore out?

[Noiseboyz3]

I have a badge that is similar to Pylon1357's. It is larger 68 mm x 57 mm. It looks very much like the one on ServicePub's Glengarry. Any info? Any idea how I add a photo?

[Bill A]

In the Advanced Reply, there is a box that allows linking of images (see the little box that looks like mountains), and then link to a third party host, or click on the paper clip and load a file from your computer.

[Noiseboyz3]

Thank BillIMG_3566.jpg

Paul

[Bill A]

Hi Paul, The badges looks like an early (pre-1901 era) glengarry badge.

[Noiseboyz3]

Thanks Bill. Another fellows feels that it is a 1920s badge for an NCOs busby but I agree with your assessment. Cheers.

Paul

[Bill A]

Hi Paul, My understanding is that the QOR darkened bronze badges were not worn after the First World War. By then, the QOR were using white metal badges. I didn't think there was any distinction between or's and nco's badges in the white metal patterns post 1920.

[Noiseboyz3]

Thanks Bill