Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1972.022.014ab |
Object Name |
Badge, Military |
Other Name |
Badge, Collar |
Title |
58th Battalion Collar Dog Badge |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Year Range from |
1917 |
Year Range to |
1918 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Canada |
Description |
A Companion of 58th Battalion collar dog badge (they were worn in pairs). C 58 brass pin (openwork "C" positioned above "58"). The badge (A) is still accompanied with its brass split pin fastener (B). |
Provenance |
Belonged/issued to Private Whitford A. Harris, 1066023, of Owen Sound, Grey County. He enlisted for the First World War on Dec. 13, 1916 with the 248th Battalion. Private Whitford A. Harris was drafted to the 58th Battalion after arriving in England. Last owned by his wife, Alma Isabelle Harris (neé Horton) of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Military, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Brass |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Harris, Whitford A. |
Subjects |
World War I (First World War/The Great War) |
Search Terms |
58th Battalion |
Function |
Military insignia item. This is a collar dog (would have had a mate for the other side of the collar area of a man's khaki uniform). It dates from the First World War (c. 1917). It is secured by means of a split pin. It belonged to Whitford A. Harris of Owen Sound, Ontario, who enlisted with the 248th Battalion but was later transferred to the 58th Battalion when overseas. |