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Old 14-01-09, 02:43 PM
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Something a little different. Who, what, where, when? (By what, what formation/tasking?)
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Old 14-01-09, 08:02 PM
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Hi Bill, I'll take my chances here. By the look of the shoulder titles, I'll say RCASC privates. By the look of the haircut,I'll say mid to late '50's. The Canada patch and the cloth UN patch would date them also mid to late '50's. And, by the look of the two servers in the background I would say these guys are having a meal in a restaurant somewhere in Egypt, Cairo maybe or Alexandria.These may be the Canadian troops serving after the Suez crisis of 1956? As for the beret,are they wearing the old red ones, worn at that time?

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Old 14-01-09, 08:27 PM
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95% there Jo. Good observations.
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Thanks Bill. Now what did I miss???? Are you the one in the middle????
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Old 14-01-09, 09:10 PM
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Check the beret badges ...
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Old 14-01-09, 09:29 PM
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Can only see the guy on the right, but can't enlarge the pic clear enough to see what badge it is.
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Old 14-01-09, 10:22 PM
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First pattern UN badge on the blue beret. (Small globe on the brass outer badge.)
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Old 14-01-09, 10:47 PM
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I guess I will have to change my glasses.
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Old 14-01-09, 11:24 PM
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No, I cheated a bit. The pic is from a bunch of images that were from the 56 deployment. Interesting how young those soldiers are.
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You Bill, cheating........... What is this world coming to.
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