Royal 22e Regiment Cpt. Paul Triquet

[mufasa]

.. one of the my fovorite photo of Canadian Badge....

[John Cameron]

British Pattern 1940 BD. Not a bad little trinket in his hands too. Well deserved.

[Pylon1357]

A very well deserved award for sure. I know his medals are on display at the Citadel in Quebec City ( the home of the Royal 22nd Regiment) however, it is my understanding that the VC in the display is a Reproduction. Where is his Original held/ Is it at the Citadel under lock and key, or does it reside elsewhere?

[mufasa]

... Truly well deserved ... In Italy, near Ortona, and the badge with the beaver is for me one of the most beautiful Canadian badge...

[Peter Brydon]

May I add another earlier photo of an officer of this regiment which has some most intersting detail.
P.B.

[CEFWW1]

Thanks for that photo of Capt. Triquet. As far as CEF badges go, I've always felt the R22e beaver badge was the most destintive of all the WW1 badges. The remainder were maple leafed to death as a Canadian symbol while the hard working little beaver didn't show up to often as the centre piece on CEF badges.

Hugh

[servicepub]

Many people don't know that Triquet was a professional soldier and, unlike most Canadian VC winners, remained in the army after the war. He rose to the rank of Brigadier but was always "tainted" by being a VC-winner. By that I mean that his medal always preceeded him and he found that he was delegated to PR jobs rather then real soldiering which he loved. This from my father-in-law who served with him in the 1950s-60s.

[mufasa]

another statue (in Ottawa) and a regimental picture of Cap Triquet and hits "beaver (castor) badge".....