Looking for info on Combat Short Titles

[Michael Dorosh]

http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/insignia/titles/combats.htm

Looking for any info anyone can share for use on this page.

Looking for several things

a) confirmation that the abbreviations I have are correct

b) confirmation of any abbreviations for units I don't have (even if the unit no longer exists; am especially interested in titles from the 1960s era before unification)

c) suggestions for any units or even subunits that I've missed - including all service battalions, MP platoons, artillery batteries, field engineer squadrons, etc. Basically, I want to catalogue, if possible, every combat short title issued in olive green.

d) scans of the actual badges are welcome, though it will be some time before I can use them - I intend to do seperate pages for each unit/corps with all insignia on a single page. God knows when I'll find the time.

 

[a23trucker]

Here's the ones I know off the top of my head....(please correct me if you see any errors :)

First Hussars- 1H
Ontario Regt- ONTR
Royal Canadian Hussars- RCH
Argylls- ASH of C
Essex & Kent- E & K Scots
Lincoln & Welland- Linc Weld
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry- RHLI
The Highland Fusiliers of Canada- RHF of C

 

[Inch]

Michael, this site may help with current units.

http://www.forces.gc.ca/admmat/dglepm/badges-insignia/cadpat_shouldertitles_e.htm

 

[HItorMiss]

The Canadian Grenadier Guards: CGG

 

[Drummy]

Michael,

The Canadian Guards - CDN GDS - worn on combats and work dress

The long title was 1 Canadian Guards, 2 Canadian Guards,  and the Depot wore Canadian Guards. These flashes though were worn on the Khaki serge battle dress.

Hope that helps a little.

Al the best      Drummy

ps: When I get a moment(sometime in the next week ?), I'll scan my old hat badge, save it as a JPG and email it to you if you want. Oh, just reread your post and I think you wanted  scans of the shoulder titles. It's up to you.

 

[John Nayduk]

The Windsor Regiment is WINDSOR R.

 

[Tpr.Orange]

25 Svc Bn= 25 service battalion
26 Svc Bn= 26 service battalion.... so on and so forth.


EME=electrical mechanical engineers
Log= Logistics

 

[XHighlander]

hi mike;

check your -mail........ have sent you everything i have

 

[DBA]

Somebody beat me to the link.

 

[OLD F of S]

          1CSR    1st Canadian Sigs Regt




              Regards OLD F of S

 

[Acorn]

Int Corps was "C Int C" and is now just "INT" or "RENS" (French).

Rocky Mountain Rangers is "RM Rang" unless something has changes in the past 25-odd years.

Acorn

 

[McG]

We've stopped wearing "CME."   We now use "ENGINEERS" for pers posted outside a regiment.

In addition to 1 CER, there is 2 CER, 4 ESR, and 5eRGC in the regular force.

 

[Michael Dorosh]

Thanks to all for the replies!  I am getting a manuscript from a fellow with over 400 seperate titles catalogued.  Much useful info in this thread, and in the PMs and emails.  I will close this topic now, but if anyone wants to send me scans from their collections, I am sure I can use them at some point on my unit insignia pages.  Thanks in advance.

Mike