Canada, Dominion. A 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada Glengarry Badge & Collar Badge, c.1910

Item #C6509

$60

Glengarry Badge (in white metal, voided, unmarked, measuring 53 mm (w) x 57.3 mm (h), both lugs intact); and Collar Badge (in white metal, voided, unmarked, measuring 33.5 mm (w) x 36.7 mm (h), both lugs intact). Very light contact, near extremely fine.

 

Footnote: The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 38 Canadian Brigade Group and is headquartered at the Minto Armoury in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is the oldest highland regiment in Western Canada. The regiment originated on February 1, 1910 in Winnipeg, Manitoba as The 79th Highlanders of Canada; re-designated on April 1, 1910 as The 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada; re-designated on March 12, 1920 as The Cameron Highlanders of Canada; re-designated on November 1, 1923 as The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada; re-designated on November 7, 1940 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada; re-designated on November 30, 1945 as The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada; re-designated on October 1, 1954 as The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Motor); re-designated on April 11, 1958 as The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada.