The first RCN Cap Ribbon ? - Page 2 - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Phillip Herring · #16 22-11-10, 05:19 PM

HMCS WARRIOR - tally has been worn and folded along the top.

Toni Wyatt · #17 03-12-10, 10:31 AM

How does one post a photo?

Cheers ~ Toni

Mike · #18 03-12-10, 11:45 AM

Quote:

How does one post a photo?

Hi Tony, details in here:

(see post 4 for uploading from your computer)

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ad.php?t=12568

Toni Wyatt · #19 03-12-10, 02:51 PM

Thank you. I will attempt it, with a not so good photo I have of RAINBOW's tally. I've actually a collection of about 150, some of which I'm told are rare. Not only Canadian, but also German, Russian, RNZN, RAN, plus few odd ones.

Toni

Toni Wyatt · #20 03-12-10, 02:59 PM

I hope this worked and I up-loaded the correct case with RAINBOW's in it.
[We always called them tallies, tally bands or cap tallies.]

Toni Wyatt · #21 03-12-10, 03:07 PM

It worked. Learn something new every day! I might as well post the others, though my photos are not very good. Camera flash got in the way a few times, but you can still see the tallies.

Toni Wyatt · #22 03-12-10, 03:15 PM

The last group should be ones worn by my husband when he was in the RN.

Toni

Phillip Herring · #23 03-12-10, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Toni Wyatt

I hope this worked and I up-loaded the correct case with RAINBOW's in it.
[We always called them tallies, tally bands or cap tallies.]

Beautiful Collection!
I believe that your HMCS RAINBOW tally is for the submarine that was decommissioned in the early 1970s. Previous posts have indicated that the cruiser's tally had a period after RAINBOW.

Phil

RCN · #24 03-12-10, 06:04 PM

Agree with Phil ---- but see this post for more on the older RCN/RCNVR cap ribbons,

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...read.php?t=546

Bryan

Toni Wyatt · #25 03-12-10, 06:06 PM

Cheers. I just dug it out and it does look rather new compared to some of the others. Not tarnished, so obviously not wire. HMCS/m RAINBOW was not at all familar to us. Not surprising as we were gone from Canada in May '67, returning 1970 to Ontario. I knew of only 1 Rainbow in the RCN ~ the original.
Which port did HMCS/m RAINBOW run from?

Toni

Phillip Herring · #26 03-12-10, 06:14 PM

When she did her tour along the BC coast before decommissioning, HMCS/m Rainbow was out of Esquimalt.

Phil

Phillip Herring · #27 03-12-10, 06:15 PM

Duplicate Post.
Phil

soldier1 · #28 03-12-10, 07:34 PM

Had a look at the tray and they are as fols;

HMCS MAGNIFICENT
HMCS NEWBRUNSWICKER (?)
HMCS STADACONA
RCSC
ROYAL CANADIAN SEA CADETS.

Would the name not be HMSC NEWBRUNSWICK? Or was I having copying problems?

Cheers Al

RCN · #29 03-12-10, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Phillip Herring

When she did her tour along the BC coast before decommissioning, HMCS/m Rainbow was out of Esquimalt.

Phil

HMCS Rainbow was the first ship commissioned into the infant RCN - 4 Aug 1910, exactly 4 years before the outbreak of the Great war. She spent all of RCN time on the west coast.
She was decommissioned for breaking up June 1, 1920.

Bryan

RCN · #30 03-12-10, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soldier1

Had a look at the tray and they are as fols;

HMCS MAGNIFICENT
HMCS NEWBRUNSWICKER (?)
HMCS STADACONA
RCSC
ROYAL CANADIAN SEA CADETS.

Would the name not be HMSC NEWBRUNSWICK? Or was I having copying problems?

Cheers Al

HMCS Brunswicker was the name of the Saint John N.B. RCN(R) Division

Bryan