Two Alberta badges, CEF and post CEF

[Tanker Mike]

Here are two Alberta badges that you don't see too often, the North Alberta badge on the left is post CEF, the 191st Batt. cap badge has a nice makers mark of D.E.Black.

I believe D.E.Black were makers from Lethbridge, AB.

I cant seem to find much info on the North Alberta Regt, a short lived regt. 1920 to 1936.

[Censlenov]

Hi Mike

Did the Alberta Regiment badge not first come into existence with the formation of the "Alberta Regiment" militia regiment in 1920? Later during re-designations and formation of the North Alberta Regiment and South Alberta Regiment the badge was used by both units until the NAR was disbanded and the SAR got a new badge (approx. 1936)

Regardless i like it and one day would like to get one myself.

Cheers
Chris

[Tanker Mike]

You may be correct, like I said I couldn't find much on the history of the regt. in my 30+ years of collecting this was the first one I have ever found.

[Phillip Herring]

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-...i/SALH-eng.asp


From the above link.
"The South Alberta Regiment originated in Calgary, Alberta on 1 April 1910, when the '103rd Regiment "Calgary Rifles"' was authorized to be formed.21 On 15 March 1920 it was reorganized as two separate regiments, designated 'The Calgary Regiment' (now 'The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)' and 'The Calgary Highlanders') and 'The Alberta Regiment'.22 On 15 May 1924, it was reorganized into two separate regiments, designated 'The North Alberta Regiment' (disbanded on 1 February 1936), and 'The South Alberta Regiment'.23 On 1 April 1936, it was amalgamated with 'C Company' of the '13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC' (now 'The King's Own Calgary Regiment').24 It was redesignated: '2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The South Alberta Regiment' on 7 November 1940;25 '2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The South Alberta Regiment (MG)' on 1 April 1942;26 and 'The South Alberta Regiment' on 1 April 1946.27 On 28 September 1954, it was amalgamated with the '68th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA' and the '41st Anti-Tank Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA', as above."

Phil