WWI CEF 28th Battalion Silver Collar badge set (2)


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You are viewing a vintage CEF WWI era 28th Battalion collar badge set of 2 pieces. There are two known types of these 28th battalion badges; this one is of the "overseas" variety. The badge is made of silver, or plated silver indicating an officer grade set. and quite free of the greenish oxidation, so common to these aged badges. The tang type attachments are original and in good order, though one is missing on both badges. Nevertheless an extremely hard to find set...


This battalion, called the "28th Northwest" has an interesting history. It was raised in 1915 by volunteers from Western Ontario and Saskatchewan, with HQ in Winnipeg. Formed during the spring of 1915, the 28th quickly completed basic training and sailed for England on May 29th, 1915, with a strength of 1114 members, (one of the larger battalions of the CEF) under command of Lt.Col. J.F.L. Embury. Upon arrival in England, the battalion was quickly moved up to the front and joined the 6th Infantry Brigade of the 2nd Canadian Division. They served valiantly in France and Belgium throughout the war ... many of their members are now forever young...The 28th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: MOUNT SORREL, SOMME, 1916, 18, Flers-Courcelette, Thiepval, Ancre Heights, ARRAS, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Scarpe, 1917, '18, HILL 70, Ypres 1917, Passchendaele, AMIENS, HINDENBURG LINE, Drocourt-Quéant, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, PURSUIT TO MONS, and FRANCE & FLANDERS, 1915-18. The battalion is perpetuated to the present by the Royal Regina Rifles Regiment.


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