Lots of badges

[jjplcanada]

C 1537 SERGT MAJOR W.H.THOMPSON S.A.C

[Traist]

Wow, what a find. I see you have all the Canadian collectors drooling. I hope you have lots fun with these badges. Regards Andrew

[jjplcanada]

Here's a bunch more.
Edit: I've added them to the main link.

[DavidS]

Originally Posted by Traist

Wow, what a find. I see you have all the Canadian collectors drooling. I hope you have lots fun with these badges. Regards Andrew

If I collected CEF badges I wouldn't be drooling -- I'd be too much in shock to drool. Probably just mumble incoherently & twitch. As it is, I have nothing to be envious about, except maybe that Irish Regiment pre-1922 collar. Once the pix of the post CEF stuff starts getting posted, then I'll drool

Phenomenal collection your uncle had, though. Hope you can keep it intact, at least the CEF items. Not sure about that lonely US 12th Infantry collar in there.

[rkcampbell]

Good lord, the Canadian Air Force (CAF) stuff alone is making me very jealous! While there may be rarer badges in the collection, I doubt any are more handsome than the Art Deco inspired CAF badges.

What a shame we eventually went with the variations of the RAF badges.

I hope you have a wonderful time researching and inventorying all these ;-)

[Joe C]

Fantastic collection. Truly fantastic.

Thanks for posting pictures

[jjplcanada]

Is this the one that is considered to be rare?

[DavidS]

That would be the "OMFG!" rare type, yes.

BTW (and others can heartily disagree at their leisure), but I would toss that puppy in a bowl of vinegar and kill that verdigris ASAP.

[Bill A]

Certainly is considered the most rare badge in the series.
I am not sure if I remember seeing a 252nd Battalion badge?

[jjplcanada]

Originally Posted by Bill A

Certainly is considered the most rare badge in the series.
I am not sure if I remember seeing a 252nd Battalion badge?

[Bill A]

Morning jjpl, One of the first things I would do is order the infantry badges in their numerical sequence. From the looks of the images, you have a complete collection of the numbered infantry battalions. There are a significant number of collars and shoulder titles, and they should be organized so that all the insignia that belong to one battalion are together.
You have discovered a truly significant collection.

[Mike]

So why is the 9th rare? Babin's quoted unit strength seems typical?

[Bill A]

The 9th Bn was originally recruited in the Edmonton area, and was essentially recruited from the 101st Regiment. The 9th proceeded overseas with the First Canadian Contingent, none of which wore CEF battalion badges. They wore either the militia badges for units from which they had been recruited, or more commonly the Canada General List badge, or no badges. The battalions of the First Contingent acquired badges in the UK in the fall of 1914. By the time the First Contingent was ordering badges, there had been a re-organization, and the 9th Bn had been designated a reserve battalion, holding reinforcements for the front line battalions. The numbers in the battalion were dispersed to other battalions as needs arose, but there was a cadre of "permanent" staff for the 9th. It appears that it was only this group that were badged and it was a small group.

[whizzbang]

Originally Posted by Mike

So why is the 9th rare? Babin's quoted unit strength seems typical?

Hi Mike,

Jo/Voltigeur posted a link that explains the rarity of the 9th cap badge:

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...light=edmonton

jjpl - an unbelievable collection! As a CEF collector I am in awe! Just sorting through those badges and collating them as Bill suggests would be a joy.

The 9th is worth $$$$. Could you post a photo of the back?

Cheers, Ian.

[jjplcanada]

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