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10-11-16, 08:48 AM
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17th Ruahine
family connections here - main body NZEF
photo includes a die cast large bronze badge, worn on sun helmet in Egypt, never seen another bz version a die cast bz cap with blades 2 die cast bz collars with lugs a set of brass gaunt made badges and 3 blackened badges with no makers marks 
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#2
10-11-16, 07:20 PM
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Wonderfull! I like.
J-Paul
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#3
10-11-16, 07:25 PM
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I have only this one....
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#4
10-11-16, 07:43 PM
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But I collect NZ cap badges. They have fought near my home in France...
Bonne soirée ou bonjour.... I have these..... Jean-Paul a french collector from North of France.....
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#5
10-11-16, 07:56 PM
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Sorry i can't send the photo...
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#6
12-11-16, 05:57 AM
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The Regimental badge and motto of the 17th Ruahine Regiment was officially approved by General Godley on the 14th July 1914, just 21 days before Great Britain declared war on Germany.
The following is the original badge design that was approved by General Godley.  Photographic evidence of the Ruahine Company prior to their embarkation with NZEF Main Body shows no badges had been issued. The following letter from a member of the NZ Veterinary Corps suggests the first badges supplied to the 17th Ruahine were ordered (From J. R. Gaunt) and paid for by the Sultan Hussein Kamel of Egypt (19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917). This would help explain the unique existence of the large sun helmet badge that was only worn by the 17th Ruahine Regiment. The 17th sun helmet badge is often misidentified by a certain colourful curio dealer as being a volunteer helmet plate, the following picture of Private William Peter Hansen, Service number 10/383, proves the helmet plate is not from the Volunteer period.   We Remember Them.
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