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Hi my co main focus is collecting WW1 CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE insignia and now have one of the finest known collections consisting of hat badges collars shoulders and even sweetheart pins. The collection numbers in the 3-4 thousand piece area and from time to time a piece gets added and room in the tray has to be made.As a side I also have trench art and veterans armbands and badges.
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cap badge for the 116th battn the highest numbered battn in the field during WW1 Uxbridge Ontario
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cap badge for the 4th battn part of the 1st div formed in Ontario
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cap badge to the 1st battn 1st div formed in Ontario
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cap badge for the 4th labour company later absorbed into the Canadian Engineers
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Cap badge to the 10th CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES
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Paul,
Great post.....you've amassed quite a collection...how long have you been at it ????? Jeez.........how many different units were there????? Regards Lou Bell |
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Hi Lou there where 260 numbered infantry units 3 named units and then all the corps. My collection is massive and one of the nice things is each badge is a work of art all hand finished. I will post pics off and on thanks for the interest
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I like these too Paul. There's so many I just pick up the odd one depicting an animal, or the Manitoba battalions, if it's my price. I have yet to get a 10th CMR like you posted, even though it's my town!
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Bob it is on ebay right now one of my spares for every one it is a PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE unit just north of Winnipeg
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229 battn SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN
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83RD BATTN QUEEN'S OWN RIFLES TORONTO ONTARIO
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CANADAIN MACHINEGUN CORPS HAT BADGE ONE OF SEVERAL TYPES.EACH DIV HAD A MG COMPANY
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cap badge to the 147th battn Grey county Ontario one of two types
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cap badge for the 20th battn central ONTARIO ONE OF TWO TYPEs WORN
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paulbear
In May I went to a militaria auction in Burlington,Ontario which had 570 lots of cap,collar + shoulder badges for the C.E.F.,about half went to advance bids with some going overseas to france + swtizerland.Lots of rare badges,a few went over $1000.Wish I'd seen this post earlier + would have passed the info on.I only picked up a pair of collars for the #133. Todd |
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thanks Todd there are not many I need but any tips are appreciated. dO YOU HAVE THE LIST OF ITEMS THAT WHERE IN THE AUCTION ?
PAUL |
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Really great collection Paul. Do you have 77th Batallion from Ottawa?
"A salute to a General is customary, Herr Oberst; Even to one of SS." -The Eagle has Landed |
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Yes Bernie sure do
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I,ve got the sales cataloge + list of realized prices.My computer skills are lacking or I'd email them.The cataloge has a number of pics of the rare ones not in babins or charlton guides.Some of them are:244 officer cap badge,voided pickled brass star,legend"PRO ARIS ET FOCIS"+ overlaid in silver
Boyle's Yukon Motor Machine Gun Battery cap badge Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade cap badge WW2 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment matched facing pair of brass Kangaroo collar badges |
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Thanks for that I have all the rare stuff plus only looking for a couple plus a few officer badges. My CEF COLLECTION is housed in these plus one not shown with collars and shoulders sweetheart pins odds and sods there are several thousand
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badges to the 196th battn Western Unniversities Winnipeg Manitoba
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shoulder to the 9th field Ambulance this unit wore the generic Medical hat badge
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