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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) 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: Am I missing something, or do I just not understand the Canadian army insignias yet? Thank you! |
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Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers, 1st Canadian Army. Rank is Lieutenant Colonel. Ribbons are 1939-45 Star and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.
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Still a bit puzzled about the cap badge though. I don't think that I have seen that one anywhere else. |
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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. |
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The badge on his beret looks like the original REME one with 4 shields.
Regards Richard
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Richard 1943 Bedford QLD lorry - 1941 BSA WM20 m/cycle - 1943 Daimler Scout Car Mk2 Member of MVT, IMPS, MVG of NSW, KVE and AMVCS KVE President & KVE News Editor |
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Do you by any chance have a picture of one of those? I've yet to come across one in my research (Google images... ).
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This link shows the original REME badge; https://intriguing-history.com/reme-cap-badge/
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