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Old 14-03-21, 02:25 PM
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Hi,
I have looked and looked but can't find an id for this badge - is it even military? It came with a Commonwealth patch and some Royal Signals items along with personal papers, so I'm guessing its contemporary with them (1950s). Could have been a swap amongst soldiers? The white thread on the back has gone yellow so it has some age.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated, Gary
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Old 14-03-21, 04:40 PM
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It's a Canadian Korean War era Infantry shoulder flash. Nice piece of Canadian history, but not scarce or overly valuable hereabouts.
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Old 14-03-21, 05:07 PM
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply, guess my guy did some swapping when he was out there,
Many thanks Gary
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A bit more information. It was the 25 Canadian Infantry Brigade patch for Korea, but was repurposed as the Canadian national identifier for international deployments starting in the mid-1950's through 1968 ish. You will see it on UN deployments and some foreign assistance deployments.
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Old 15-03-21, 01:26 PM
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Hi Bill,
Thank you for the extra information, Gary
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