Canadian Army Hat Badges

[Centurion40]

Just because I find it to be interesting:

First, regular army regiments and trade badges:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI):



Royal Canadian Artillery:



Combat Engineers:



Intelligence:



Military Police:



Electrical & Mechanical Engineers:



Royal 22nd Regiment:



Royal Canadian Regiment:



Royal Canadian Dragoons:



12e Regiment blinde du Canada:

[LongBlade]

Cool stuff. I love finding out the history of those symbols. The one that really caught my eye was the MP's. Why the totem pole?

[MIGMaster]

I could make a comment here, but I'll restrain my politically incorrect self  ;)

[LongBlade]

I could make a comment here, but I'll restrain my politically incorrect self  ;)

I would have thought the beaver on the 22nd's badge would have drawn a bit of the politically incorrect's attention.

[Centurion40]

Cool stuff. I love finding out the history of those symbols. The one that really caught my eye was the MP's. Why the totem pole?

It's actually the top figure of a totem pole.  I'll look it up, but I recall that the symbol represents control over the rest of the figures on the totem pole.  I think that it's called a Thunder Bird.  My google-fu isn't that strong this morning.  I'm coming-up empty.

[Centurion40]

Here are some Atlantic Canadian army reserve (militia) regiment badges.

Princess Louise Fusiliers:



The Halifax Rifles:



The Prince Edward Island Regiment:



Royal New Brunswick Regiment:



8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)



Royal Newfoundland Regiment:



The Nova Scotia Highlanders:



West Nova Scotia Regiment:

[LongBlade]

I like the elk on that New Foundland badge and I really like the simplicity of the Fusiliers.

[Centurion40]

These are some of my faves:

The Loyal Edmonton Regiment



The Calgary Highlanders



The Canadian Scottish Regiment



The Loyal Regina Rifles (say that 5 times quickly!)



The Royal Winnipeg Rifles



The Royal Canadian Hussars



Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal



The Royal Regiment of Canada



The Toronto Scottish Regiment



The Brockville Rifles



Le Regiment de Maisonneuve



Les Voltigeurs de Quebec

[bayonetbrant]

I could make a comment here, but I'll restrain my politically incorrect self  ;)

I would have thought the beaver on the 22nd's badge would have drawn a bit of the politically incorrect's attention.

you want politically incorrect?

59th Ordnance Brigade, US Army

[bayonetbrant]

I just love the names of the regiments.  US regimental designations suck. They're just damn boring.

[LongBlade]

I just love the names of the regiments.  US regimental designations suck. They're just damn boring.

Yeah. "Princess Brant's Primadonna Tankers" sounds so much better.

[Centurion40]

I could make a comment here, but I'll restrain my politically incorrect self  ;)

I would have thought the beaver on the 22nd's badge would have drawn a bit of the politically incorrect's attention.

you want politically incorrect?

59th Ordnance Brigade, US Army

Awesome!  More please!!  :)

[Shelldrake]

Here is one that you missed 40Cent.



Canadian Airborne Regiment (1968-1995)

[Centurion40]

Here is one that you missed 40Cent.



Canadian Airborne Regiment (1968-1995)

Do we have an Airborne Regiment again???

[Shelldrake]

No - note the 1968-1995 timeline in the caption. ;)