Here we have yet another metal detector find by our old friend Norman. This was found in Market Lavington and dates to the First World War. It is a shoulder flash for the 47th Canada Battalion.
47th Canada shoulder flash dating from 1915/16
The battalion had quite a short history as outlined here (with thanks to Wikipedia).
The 47th Battalion (British Columbia), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The 47th Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 13 November 1915. It disembarked in France on 11 August 1916, where it fought as part of the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.
The 47th Battalion recruited in New Westminster, Vancouver and Victoria and was mobilized at New Westminster, British Columbia.
This shoulder flash was lost between November 1915 and August 1916 when this battalion was in England. We assume they trained on Salisbury Plain and clearly at least one man found time to visit Market Lavington.
Tags: Canada, First World War, shoulder flash, world war 1, WW1
Market Lavington Museum 
August 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm |
If only these things could talk I would not mind betting that the chap
That wore that flash knew pond farm camp well.
August 4, 2016 at 8:31 pm |
It would be truly wonderful if your finds could talk. At least we are able to add a little to some of them.
Thanks