Excellent copy of the brass Canadian Parachute Corps badge

[James S]

Originally Posted by Voltigeur

Any reasons why the corporal is not wearing the Airborne strip and (no CVSM) and the sergeant is (see his left arm) ?????

Jo

I think the reason for the corporal not wearing the Airborne strip is so that the word "Airborne" would not be repeated twice.

Cheers,
James

[Voltigeur]

I'll buy that James,thanks
Jo

[Jungle]

Originally Posted by Canuck13

UK-made embroidered shoulder title. "authorized for walking out"

Hey, I own a shoulder title exactly like that. Glad to see it may be authentic.

[1CanPara]

What's the chances of this being good?

Mike

[Bill A]

Hi Mike, It looks like one of the starch back pattern titles. 1 Can Para was at home by the time these came on issue, but they were available in the summer of 1945.

[John L]

Originally Posted by Bill A

Hi Mike, It looks like one of the starch back pattern titles. 1 Can Para was at home by the time these came on issue, but they were available in the summer of 1945.

Bill,

I take it you are saying it is a good one?

Thanks
John

[Bill A]

Not sure what "good" means John. The only patterns I would take as worn by the Battalion are the Airborne Canada, the printed 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion, the 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion with the backing, (looks the same as this pattern but has a tan backing), and the 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion Canadian melton patterns. The starch back pattern was not available until after the unit had returned to Canada. The starch back patterns were not an authorized issue for any unit in the Canadian army. They were a purchase item.
A 1 Can Para fellow may have acquired the starch back on his own, but there are some problems with the time line. The battalion was back in Canada, except for convalescents, some reinforcements, and some detached fellows, by mid June 1945.
There is a lot of confusion over these, and the best explanation is in Ken Joyce's Into the Maelstrom.

[John L]

Thanks Bill,

That helps.

John