Hi I would be very grateful if anyone could confirm whether this is a canadian soldier and if so can you make out the regiment from the cap badge? I am trying to help his son's family (who is holding and who has since passed away) find out what the name of his father was. This picture is the only clue and that possibly either his first name or surname is Mackie or Mackay. We believe he would have served near St Neots, Cambs as that is where he met the boys mother. The dob of the baby is in 1941. Thank you PS There was a problem uploading the images but if you click on them the picture does enlarge.
Could be RCOC , see here. http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/insignia/capbadges.htm could also be British RAOC. see top left badge http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike.comerford/ORDNANCE/21.htm
Might be Canadian as shoulder insignia look like it maybe this. http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/insignia/formations/1divinsignia.htm Different colour if he in a different Division. But it's another clue to point to him being Canadian.
Tom, No rank badges are visible on the shoulder straps so presumably he is an Other Rank. In this case I would say the uniform is Canadian. British uniforms were not of such good quality and were not worn with a collar and tie for Other Ranks. Mike
Thanks very much for your help, I have now sent an email to the RCOC association to see if they can shed anymore light on who he is.
He's Canadian alright. The embroidery on his Divisional badge could signify he was in any one of the 5 overseas divisions: 1st Infantry Division - Red 2nd Infantry Division - Royal Blue 3rd Infantry Division - French Grey 4th Armoured Division - Forest Green 5th Armoured Division - Maroon Sadly, the argument about Canadian BD being miles better than British is overplayed in many cases.
