Cap badge and insignia indentification.
 

Hi all,
Can anyone help me with this? I'm a little confused...

This photo is labeled: Lieutenant-Colonel L.D. McGee of No.5 Armoured Brigade Workshop, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (R.C.E.M.E.), Italy, 1944 (Library and Archives Canada)

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Can anyone identify the cap badge and sleeve insignias?
I am expecting to see a rectangular maroon patch (5th Armoured Division) on the sleeve, and the standard 3 shielded RCEME badge:

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Am I missing something, or do I just not understand the Canadian army insignias yet?

Thank you!

Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers, 1st Canadian Army. Rank is Lieutenant Colonel. Ribbons are 1939-45 Star and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.

Thank you! I thought 1st Canadian Army as well, but wasn't sure. The photo is just mislabeled then (not uncommon sadly)

Still a bit puzzled about the cap badge though. I don't think that I have seen that one anywhere else.

Canadian RCEME did not form until May of 1944. Prior to that they were part of the ordnance corps. And with the war on it may have been a while before the badges made it out to everyone.



I cannot make out the hat-badge either.

In 1944, it was still called the 39-43 star. It would be renamed the 39-45 Star at the end of the war.

The badge on his beret looks like the original REME one with 4 shields.
Regards
Richard

Do you by any chance have a picture of one of those? I've yet to come across one in my research (Google images... :D).

Hi,
This link shows the original REME badge;
https://intriguing-history.com/reme-cap-badge/

That's it! It never occured to me to check the British badges. Thank you!