canadian field artillery

[duhamel]

little question what patchs for canadian field artillery ? on this photo we see the battle  insignia
 on the sleeve of shirt but which colors ??

[Will Bailie]

CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force) soldiers wore coloured, rectangular patches on their sleeves, starting in about 1916.  The colour of the patch depended on the division:  red for 1st Division, blue for 2nd Division, French Grey for the 3rd Division, green for 4th Division.

There were additional distinctions for individual battalions.  There's a pretty good summary here:  http://canadiansoldiers.com/insignia/formations/cefform.htm

The gentlemen in the photo shown are all officers - they look happy enough to pose in front of the gun, but none of those folks would dirty their hands by actually firing that gun! 

[duhamel]

thank you