Grandfather's WWII Canadian Uniform "The Essex Regiment (Tank)"
Article about: Brought my Grandfather's WWII Canadian uniform out. He immigrated from England to the U.S. as a young boy. He came over with his older sister. He never became a citizen. When WWII broke out
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Great to see the rest of his uniform to go with the headwear shown previously. Really good that you have it and even better that you care about it.
Regards,
Jerry
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its just an opinion.
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Thanks Anon, I hope to find out what his different patches mean on his uniform. Do you have any idea?
William
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wpheaton
Thanks Anon, I hope to find out what his different patches mean on his uniform. Do you have any idea? William
Hi William
The red and white chevrons are service chevrons, white being 1939 service and a red one for each year after of continuos service. The crown with the AI insignia denoted "Assistant Instructor". The Essex Scottish is his unit shoulder flash and of course the rank is corporal.
Battle honours of WW2 were The Dieppe Raid (1942), Battle of Verrières Ridge (1944), liberation of Dieppe (1944), Battle of the Scheldt (1944), The Rhine (1944–1945), Northwestern Europe.
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Thank You very much Doug.
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DougB
Hi William
The red and white chevrons are service chevrons, white being 1939 service and a red one for each year after of continuos service. The crown with the AI insignia denoted "Assistant Instructor". The Essex Scottish is his unit shoulder flash and of course the rank is corporal.
Battle honours of WW2 were The Dieppe Raid (1942), Battle of Verrières Ridge (1944), liberation of Dieppe (1944), Battle of the Scheldt (1944), The Rhine (1944–1945), Northwestern Europe.
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