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.

Paul

cap badge for the 116th battn the highest numbered battn in the field during WW1 Uxbridge Ontario

cap badge for the 4th battn part of the 1st div formed in Ontario

cap badge to the 1st battn 1st div formed in Ontario

cap badge for the 4th labour company later absorbed into the Canadian Engineers

Cap badge to the 10th CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES
MANITOBA

Paul,

Great post.....you've amassed quite a collection...how long have you been at it ?????
Jeez.........how many different units were there?????

Regards

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

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!

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

229 battn SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN

83RD BATTN QUEEN'S OWN RIFLES TORONTO ONTARIO

CANADAIN MACHINEGUN CORPS HAT BADGE ONE OF SEVERAL TYPES.EACH DIV HAD A MG COMPANY

cap badge to the 147th battn Grey county Ontario one of two types

cap badge for the 20th battn central ONTARIO ONE OF TWO TYPEs WORN

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

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

Really great collection Paul. Do you have 77th Batallion from Ottawa?

Yes Bernie sure do

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

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

badges to the 196th battn Western Unniversities Winnipeg Manitoba

shoulder to the 9th field Ambulance this unit wore the generic Medical hat badge

Your collection could well be a national treasure. I have my Great-grandfathers cap badges.How did this work? One is 142 Battalion and the other is 7th Regiment.

Bill the 7th fusiliers was a London Ontario rgt
pre 1914. The 142 was formed in London Ontario also and was absorbed into the 23rd reserve in England. So he was an experienced soldier upon enlistment

PAUL

Thanks for that Paul. Just an aside question, do you know enything about the "McLean Cup"? I have the trophy won by my Grandfather. It reads "McLean Cup / won by /Sergt,Major John Widdicombe / First Prize / "A" COY . Shoot / 7th Regt /1915. Would he still have been in Canada at this time or in England?

Bill he would still be in Canada at that time
THE 142 was recruited between NOV 23 1915 and NOV 1 1916 and arrived England NOV 11 1916 and was disbanded that day.

PAUL

Paul, you must have something from the Royal 22e Régiment from Québec City, my home-town.

Stéphane

OUI Stephane BUT of course

Super, I like it a lot. I think I will start looking for those. Thanks for showing.