Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2015.014.007 |
Object Name |
Badge, Military |
Other Name |
Badge, Collar |
Title |
Reuben Neath's 147th Collar Badge |
Year Range from |
1915 |
Year Range to |
1917 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Canada |
Description |
One of two matching 147th Battalion overseas collar badges which match cap badge (see 2015.014.004). The maple leaf shaped badge's metal was purposefully darkened (this is its original finish). |
Provenance |
Issued to and belonged to Sergeant Reuben Neath of Owen Sound (one of Patricia Brown's grand-uncles). His regimental number was 838559. He was with the 147th Grey Overseas Battalion and later was transferred to the 38th Battalion in 1917. He survived the war. The item somehow ended up in Kansas and, by 2015, in a Detroit, Michigan, area antique shop where it was listed for sale on-line. Patricia Brown, Sergeant Neath's niece, purchased it on E-Bay and it was its last owner. |
Collection |
Military, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Brass/Finish |
Found |
United States of America |
People |
Neath, Reuben |
Subjects |
World War I (First World War/The Great War) Insignia Military uniforms |
Search Terms |
147th Grey Battalion 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Regiment 38th Battalion |
Function |
Identification - Collar badges were worn in pairs on a man's khaki uniform. The split pin fasteners in the two lugs at the back made them easy to remove when needed. |