Insignia

►Rank & Appointment Insignia

Chris Brooker's CEF Guide

Cap Badges

►Crowns

►Corps & Services 1939-1945

►Mounted Units 1939-1945

Collar Badges

►1920-1952

 Metal Shoulder Titles

 Slip-On Shoulder Titles 

Buttons 1939-1945

Formation Patches
►C.E.F. Troops  
►1st Canadian Army

►Canadian Military HQ

►1st Canadian Corps

►2nd Canadian Corps

►Atlantic Command

►Pacific Command

►1st Canadian Division

►2nd Canadian Division

►3rd Canadian Division

►4th Canadian Division

►5th Canadian Division

►6th Canadian Division

►7th Canadian Division

►8th Canadian Division

►1st Armoured Brigade

►2nd Armoured Brigade

►3rd Armoured Brigade

►Misc. & Foreign 1939-45  
►Postwar .

Nationality

Miscellaneous Insignia

►Active Service Badges

►Good Conduct Chevrons

►Instructors Badges

►Tank Badges
 ►Lanyards
 ►NCO Corps Badges
 ►Service Chevrons
 ►Wound Stripes
 ►National Insignia

►Special Distinctions

 

Atlantic Command Formation Insignia

Pacific and Atlantic Commands came to have insignia similar to the Corps insignia used overseas.  Atlantic Command used a French-Grey diamond.

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For further information, see the book DISTINGUISHING PATCHES by Clive M. Law, published by Service Publications.

Artifacts and photo courtesy of Bill Alexander.

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As with the 3rd Canadian Division patches in both wars, finding a "correct" shade
of "French Grey" was a difficult thing to do.
 

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