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Offline duhamel

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canadian field artillery
« on: June 04, 2020, 12:52:20 PM »
little question what patchs for canadian field artillery ???? on this photo we see the battle  insignia
 on the sleeve of shirt but which colors ??


« Last Edit: June 04, 2020, 03:27:13 PM by duhamel »
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Offline Will Bailie

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Re: canadian field artillery
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2020, 04:18:00 PM »
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! 

Offline duhamel

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Re: canadian field artillery
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2020, 08:09:07 PM »
thank you ;)

 

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