Lapel badge: recognize it?

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I would argue that the 1st and 2nd officers are British as they do not wear the "Canada" flash. The second officer is from a Rifle Regiment (note the blackened buttons) while the third officer wears the "Canada" flash. They are not Officer Cadets but are (from left to right) a Second Lieutenant, Lieutenant, and another Second Lieutenant.
BTW, in the Canadian Army, the Tank badge was worn in the 1st Canadian Tank Brigade as well as by Armour units of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division. The 5th CAD specifically rejected the badge.

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi All

I gotta stop typing when tired. I was thinking that Glen's GF was on the left not the right. I guess since I've been flying a desk that my "keen recce eye" has clouded over somewhat!!!

Clive

Very good point. See, that's why you write books..........and I do not!!

If the left and centre chaps are indeed British then I cannot help. Stands to reason the left man is wearing a Brit Royal Tank Regt badge then. And the man in the centre; no idea at all now. Waaaaayyy too many badges there to keep straight.

regards
Darrell

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi again

OK, now I'm really confused. I've just re-read this thread.

Glen, you mention in you second post that your GF is on the right. Is that as we're looking at it or from the perspective of those Officers in the photo?

You show close ups of the badges/patch of both the left and right men (as we're looking at it). Which one exactly is your GF again??

If he is on the left (as we're looking at it and owning the badges you've shown us a close up of, then was he a Brit or a Cdn? If Cdn, then Clive's theory that he and the centre chap are British, doesn't hold. Mind you, his info on the sleeve patch wearers is spot on though. Both students and Staff at the "Armour School" wore them as well as those serving in in 1st Cdn Tk Bde and 4CAD.

Please clarify. I'll wait until I'm rested to carefully read your response.

regards
Darrell

[Glen]

Sorry it's taken a while for me to respond. Somehow I was waiting for one of those e-mail notifications that people responded here.

Here is some clarification, hopefully:

RE: [Glen, you mention in you second post that your GF is on the right. Is that as we're looking at it or from the perspective of those Officers in the photo? ]

Sorry for the confusion. My grandfather is on the right as you see him in the picture ( from the cameraman's perspective). From the perspective of my grandfather, looking at the camera, he is standing on the left of his friends.

RE: [If he is on the left (as we're looking at it and owning the badges you've shown us a close up of, then was he a Brit or a Cdn? If Cdn, then Clive's theory that he and the centre chap are British, doesn't hold. Mind you, his info on the sleeve patch wearers is spot on though. Both students and Staff at the "Armour School" wore them as well as those serving in in 1st Cdn Tk Bde and 4CAD.]

My grandfather was Canadian, and I know the guy in the centre was Canadian as well, and ended up with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers at Caen. I'll blow up the picture of his cap badge for identification. I assume the guy on the left was Canadian as well. The picture was taken in Dundas, Ontario, Canada on Sept. 22, 1942. I know that the guy in the middle ended up with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers.

Cheers,
Glen.

[Glen]

Sorry it's taken a while for me to respond. Somehow I was waiting for one of those e-mail notifications that people responded here.

Here is some clarification, hopefully:

RE: [Glen, you mention in you second post that your GF is on the right. Is that as we're looking at it or from the perspective of those Officers in the photo? ]

Sorry for the confusion. My grandfather is on the right as you see him in the picture ( from the cameraman's perspective). From the perspective of my grandfather, looking at the camera, he is standing on the left of his friends.

RE: [If he is on the left (as we're looking at it and owning the badges you've shown us a close up of, then was he a Brit or a Cdn? If Cdn, then Clive's theory that he and the centre chap are British, doesn't hold. Mind you, his info on the sleeve patch wearers is spot on though. Both students and Staff at the "Armour School" wore them as well as those serving in in 1st Cdn Tk Bde and 4CAD.]

My grandfather was Canadian, and I know the guy in the centre was Canadian as well, and ended up with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers at Caen. I'll blow up the picture of his cap badge for identification. I assume the guy on the left was Canadian as well. The picture was taken in Dundas, Ontario, Canada on Sept. 22, 1942. I know that the guy in the middle ended up with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers.

Cheers,
Glen.