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Paul,
Congratulations and well deserved. Thanks for a great thread.
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thanks Mikee BAZ et al APPRECIATE the kind words great to share this with the collector community.
PAUL
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Rare CRTD HAT BADGE. CANADIAN RAILWAY TROOPS TRAINING DEPOT. This unit trained and posted out recruits as required to the 14 railway companies.
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CEF BADGES TO THE CMR DEPOT CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES. THEY TRAINED AND VETTED OUT REPLACEMENTS TO THE 4 BATTALIONS IN THE FIELD.
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CEF HAT BADGE and COLLARS TO THE 13TH CRT CANADIAN RAILWAY TROOPS. THE USE OF RAILWAYS WIDE AND NARROW GUAGE WAS ALL IMPORTANT DURING THE CONFLICT and CANADA WHO HAD JUST FINISHED THE TRANS CONTINENTAL LINE WAS FLUSH WITH EXPERTS WHO BECAME RENOWN THROUGHOUT THE FRENCH BELGIUM SECTORS FOR THEIR WORK.
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CEF 5TH CRT CANADIAN RAILWAY TROOPS set.
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CEF BADGES OF THE 10TH CRT CANADIAN RAILWAY TROOPS
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CEF 12CRT 12TH CANADIAN RAILWAY TROOPS
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11CRT,11TH CANADIAN RAILWAY TROOPS hat badge set
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CEF 3RD CRT CANADIAN RAILWAY TROOPS OVERLAY BADGE PROBABLY WORN BY OFFICERS ONLY
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CEF 50TH BATTN CALGARY ALBERTA served in France and Flanders
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SOLID STERLING SILVER HAT BADGE MADE BY THE FAMED GOLDSMITH@SILVERSMITH firm of LONDON attributed to their PIPE MAJOR
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CEF THE 1ST BATTN WESTERN ONTARIO WAS THE FIRST NUMBERED BATTN OF THE 260 FORMED
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ANOTHER SET OF VARIATION 1ST BATTALION INSIGNIA
there where many!
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INTERESTING REAL UNPUBLISHED PHOTO of GENERAL CURRIE presenting the MM military medal for Bravery in the Field to a group of Canadian soldiers in France 1917. The soldier second to the right of CURRIE is SGT PERCY GARDNER whose medals and other memorabilia I now own
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and yet a third variation of the 1ST BATTN CEF.
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CEF 2ND BATTN EASTERN ONTARIO THE SECOND NUMBERED UNIT TO BE FORMED AND SENT TO VALCARTIER.
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CEF A VARIATION SET OF THE 2ND BATTALION BADGES
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CEF 3RD BATTN TORONTO ONTARIO, THIS IS WHAT IS CLASSISFIED AS A SUPERIOR STRIKE AND ATTRIUTED TO WEAR BY OFFICERS.
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AN EXTREMELY RARE OVERLAY PATTERN TO THE 3RD BATTN PROBABLY ONLY 4 OR 5 KNOWN YOU COULD BUY A POSTAL PROTECTION DAGGER WITH THIS ONE. One of a series of overlay patterns not accepted but made in low numbers on reiche leafs all very valuable.
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I need some help Iding a cap badge from an ebay listing #110198711786.The 2 collars are in my Charlton guides but not the cap badge.What guides would you reccommend for pre WW1 + post WW1 militia badges.
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Hi the cap badge is real as it is widely reproduced would be worth about 150.00 as a generic police badge. There is no definitive price guide out there for any Canadian insigina and most is on an upward spiral right now anyhow
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CEF 4TH BATTN CENTRAL ONTARIO.OVERLAY ON A RARE REICHE LEAF. THIS UNIT WAS COMMANDED BY COLONEL R.H. LABATT yes of the brewery family from Toronto
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CEF 108 A VARIATION OF THE PREVIOUSLY SHOWN SELKIRIK BANTAMS HAT BADGE
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CEF 201ST BATTALION TORONTO LIGHT INFANTRY
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CEF 128TH BATTN MOOSEJAW SASKATCHEWAN
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CEF 111TH BATTN SOUTH WATERLOO GALT ONTARIO
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CEF 146TH BATTN KINGSTON ONTARIO
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CEF 134TH BATTN 48TH HIGHLANDERS TORONTO ONTARIO
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CEF 115TH BATTN ST JOHNS NEW BRUNSWICK
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CEF 36TH BATTN HAMILTON ONTARIO ONE OF THE LOW NUMBERS BROKEN UP FOR REINFORCEMENTS 3RD RESERVE BATTN
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CEF UNITED FARMERS OF ALBERTA MOUNTED INFANTRY COMPANY. A REAL RARITY AND A REAL ODD BALL UNIT OF THE PERIOD. PART OF A POLITICAL MOVIMENT BY FARMERS AND TIED TO THE LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN WAS BROKEN UP INTO THE 210TH BATT BEFORE GOING OVERSEAS
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Absoluetly awesome thread and fantastic collection Paul. Unbelievable!!!!
"And I will show you where the Iron Crosses grow"
-Cross of Iron
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Hey and you have a damm fine CAR 
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Hey Paul Bear
Outstanding! Unbelievable! Thanks for sharing that.
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my pleasure Dave any cities provinces you wish to see ?
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CEF OFFICER 4TH BATTN VARIATION SET
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YET ANOTHER OFFICER 4TH BATTN VARIATION SET
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CEF 5TH WESTERN CAVALRY FORMED ON THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES BUT SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AS INFANTRY IN THE TRENCHES.
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CEF THE 6TH BATTN WAS IMMEDIATELY DISBANDED IN CANADA AND REFORMED AS THE FORT GARRY HORSE CAVALRY USING THEIR ORIGINAL BADGE THE FORT GARRY GATE WITHOUT THE LEAF.
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