Introduction
Greetings to everybody, I'm a new member here and would appreciate some help with this task.
My family received these heirlooms in a box from my Grandparents on my father's side. They once belonged to Mark Ryan Cordy (my Great Grandfather), a Canadian veteran of both World Wars. In all the small box contained 69 distinct items, not all of whom were related to his Military service. My Dad wants to put them on display with little caption boxes to describe each. We already have a WWII Era German Compass and two Allied Motor Shells. I have identified most of the items, but some still remain a mystery to me. Now as this is a history site, I though some of my more knowledgeable fellow residents here could help me out in identifying the ones I could not do so myself.
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A Numbered Image of All the Items:
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1747/yymb.jpg
A few of the Items Up Close:
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/7739/qvs2.jpg
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The List of Items:
White = I'm positive that this is correct.
Yellow = I'm not so sure about this.
Cyan = I have no freaking clue.
01. British War Medal (Sash Only) (1919)
02. Military Medal (for bravery in the field) (Sash Only) (1916)
03. Best Shot Patch (1935)
04. Staff Sergeant Patch / 3 or 4 Years of Service? (xxxx)
05. ???????? (xxxx)
06. ???????? (xxxx)
07. Victory Medal (Inter-Allied War Medal) (Sash Only) (1919)
08. 3rd Canadian Division / Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Patch (WWI)
09. Canadian ArmouCyan Corps Patch (WWII)
10. Queen’s Own Rifles Member Service Medal ("Rely Open" is Printed on the back)? (1925)
11. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Patch (xxxx)
12. ???????? (xxxx)
13. Bydand (Steadfast) Cap Badge Of The Gordon Highlanders (A reference to a type of Scottish Dance or the Scottish Clan Gordon) / (Possibly also a variant of the logo for the Canadian South Alberta Light Horse Primary Reserve)? (xxxx)
14. The Midland Regiment (Northumberland & Durham) (Cap Badge) (1936)
15. Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Cap Badge (A organization whose aim is to help Veterans enter the Hostel/Hotel Industry) (xxxx)
16. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Service Cap Badge? (xxxx)
17. Royal Canadian Armoued Corps Cap Badge (xxxx)
18. The Ontario Regiment (Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment based in Oshawa, ON / 11th Armoured Regiment) (Cap Badge) (WWII)
19. CNE Musical Medallion? (1931)
20. The Welch Regiment Cap Badge (British Infantry Regiment) (pre-1929)
21. Arms of Canada Cap Badge (xxxx)
22. Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Cap Badge (WWI)
23. Royal Canadian Army Cadets Pin (xxxx)
24. The General Service Badge of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (WWI)
25. Intelligence Corps Officer Cap Badge (British Army Unit Responsible for Espionage) (Possibly WWI)
26. Warrant Officers' Class I Conductor Cap Badge (c. 1915-1919)
27. Salvation Army Cap Badge (xxxx)
28. British Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (79th Armoured Division) Cap Badge (WWII)
29. Canada Collar Badge (xxxx)
30. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Collar Badge (xxxx)
31. BNS? (xxxx)
32. Canadian 45th Victoria Regiment Officer's Cap Badge (WWI)
33. The General Service Badge of the Canadian Expeditionary Force? (WWI)
34. Hamilton Gun Club Pin (xxxx)
35. Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Cap Badge (WWII)
36. “When Shall Their Glory Fade” Canada Medal? (WWI)
37. British Women's Land Army Brooch Pin (WWII)
38. British Auxiliary Territorial Service Cap Badge (WWII)
39. Royal Canadian Engineers Cap Badge (WWII)
40. The Ontario Regiment (Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment based in Oshawa, ON / 11th Armoured Regiment) (Cap Badge) (WWII)
41. (Jeux) Canada Games Pin (1977)
42. 30-year Canadian Legion Membership Pin (xxxx)
43. 45-year Canadian Legion Membership Pin (xxxx)
44. Firmin & Sons VP Button (What does the VP stand for?) (xxxx)
45. William Scully Canada Button (xxxx)
46. Mainviendi? / Temainviend? / temaiiviendi? Button (The lettering is pretty faded. I believe it might be a Latin word.)? (xxxx)
47. Shell Canada Richard B. Bennett (1930) House of Commons Medal (1975)
48. Shell Canada Louis St. Laurent (1948) House of Commons Medal (1975)
49. Toronto Public School Board 4 Years Good Conduct Medal Punctuality Regularity Diligence (c. early 1900s)
50. Firmin & Sons VP Button (What does the VP stand for?) (xxxx)
51. William Scully Canada Post Button (xxxx)
52. British Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Cap Badge (xxxx)
53. ???????? (xxxx)
54. Cufflink (xxxx)
55. German Empire 5 Peennig Coin (Prussian Coat of Arms on the Reverse) (1918)
56. Canadian 5 Cents Coin (King George V on the Reverse) (1918)
57. Canadian Expeditionary Force For Service at the Front Pin (Given to Retries and those were Honourably Discharged) (WWI)
58. Canadian Red Cross Society Blood Donor Service Pin (xxxx)
59. 10 Karrot Gold Ring with a N (Created by Bridal ??eath) (xxxx)
60. United – Carp Canada Button (“Honi soit qui mal y pense / Shamed be he who thinks evil of it”) (xxxx)
61. BNS Pin? (xxxx)
62. Canada Service Badge (xxxx)
63. Canadian Dime (100 years of Confederation Variant) (1967)
64. Dutch Quarter (Queen Wilhelmina is on the reverse side) (1898)
65. Cufflink (xxxx)
66. Canadian General Service Pin (xxxx)
67. ???????? (xxxx)
68. Crown (25 Anniversary) Pin? (xxxx)
69. British For Loyal Service Cap Badge (WWI)
Greetings to everybody, I'm a new member here and would appreciate some help with this task.
My family received these heirlooms in a box from my Grandparents on my father's side. They once belonged to Mark Ryan Cordy (my Great Grandfather), a Canadian veteran of both World Wars. In all the small box contained 69 distinct items, not all of whom were related to his Military service. My Dad wants to put them on display with little caption boxes to describe each. We already have a WWII Era German Compass and two Allied Motor Shells. I have identified most of the items, but some still remain a mystery to me. Now as this is a history site, I though some of my more knowledgeable fellow residents here could help me out in identifying the ones I could not do so myself.
=========================================
A Numbered Image of All the Items:
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1747/yymb.jpg
A few of the Items Up Close:
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/7739/qvs2.jpg
=========================================
The List of Items:
White = I'm positive that this is correct.
Yellow = I'm not so sure about this.
Cyan = I have no freaking clue.
01. British War Medal (Sash Only) (1919)
02. Military Medal (for bravery in the field) (Sash Only) (1916)
03. Best Shot Patch (1935)
04. Staff Sergeant Patch / 3 or 4 Years of Service? (xxxx)
05. ???????? (xxxx)
06. ???????? (xxxx)
07. Victory Medal (Inter-Allied War Medal) (Sash Only) (1919)
08. 3rd Canadian Division / Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Patch (WWI)
09. Canadian ArmouCyan Corps Patch (WWII)
10. Queen’s Own Rifles Member Service Medal ("Rely Open" is Printed on the back)? (1925)
11. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Patch (xxxx)
12. ???????? (xxxx)
13. Bydand (Steadfast) Cap Badge Of The Gordon Highlanders (A reference to a type of Scottish Dance or the Scottish Clan Gordon) / (Possibly also a variant of the logo for the Canadian South Alberta Light Horse Primary Reserve)? (xxxx)
14. The Midland Regiment (Northumberland & Durham) (Cap Badge) (1936)
15. Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Cap Badge (A organization whose aim is to help Veterans enter the Hostel/Hotel Industry) (xxxx)
16. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Service Cap Badge? (xxxx)
17. Royal Canadian Armoued Corps Cap Badge (xxxx)
18. The Ontario Regiment (Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment based in Oshawa, ON / 11th Armoured Regiment) (Cap Badge) (WWII)
19. CNE Musical Medallion? (1931)
20. The Welch Regiment Cap Badge (British Infantry Regiment) (pre-1929)
21. Arms of Canada Cap Badge (xxxx)
22. Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Cap Badge (WWI)
23. Royal Canadian Army Cadets Pin (xxxx)
24. The General Service Badge of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (WWI)
25. Intelligence Corps Officer Cap Badge (British Army Unit Responsible for Espionage) (Possibly WWI)
26. Warrant Officers' Class I Conductor Cap Badge (c. 1915-1919)
27. Salvation Army Cap Badge (xxxx)
28. British Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (79th Armoured Division) Cap Badge (WWII)
29. Canada Collar Badge (xxxx)
30. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Collar Badge (xxxx)
31. BNS? (xxxx)
32. Canadian 45th Victoria Regiment Officer's Cap Badge (WWI)
33. The General Service Badge of the Canadian Expeditionary Force? (WWI)
34. Hamilton Gun Club Pin (xxxx)
35. Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Cap Badge (WWII)
36. “When Shall Their Glory Fade” Canada Medal? (WWI)
37. British Women's Land Army Brooch Pin (WWII)
38. British Auxiliary Territorial Service Cap Badge (WWII)
39. Royal Canadian Engineers Cap Badge (WWII)
40. The Ontario Regiment (Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment based in Oshawa, ON / 11th Armoured Regiment) (Cap Badge) (WWII)
41. (Jeux) Canada Games Pin (1977)
42. 30-year Canadian Legion Membership Pin (xxxx)
43. 45-year Canadian Legion Membership Pin (xxxx)
44. Firmin & Sons VP Button (What does the VP stand for?) (xxxx)
45. William Scully Canada Button (xxxx)
46. Mainviendi? / Temainviend? / temaiiviendi? Button (The lettering is pretty faded. I believe it might be a Latin word.)? (xxxx)
47. Shell Canada Richard B. Bennett (1930) House of Commons Medal (1975)
48. Shell Canada Louis St. Laurent (1948) House of Commons Medal (1975)
49. Toronto Public School Board 4 Years Good Conduct Medal Punctuality Regularity Diligence (c. early 1900s)
50. Firmin & Sons VP Button (What does the VP stand for?) (xxxx)
51. William Scully Canada Post Button (xxxx)
52. British Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Cap Badge (xxxx)
53. ???????? (xxxx)
54. Cufflink (xxxx)
55. German Empire 5 Peennig Coin (Prussian Coat of Arms on the Reverse) (1918)
56. Canadian 5 Cents Coin (King George V on the Reverse) (1918)
57. Canadian Expeditionary Force For Service at the Front Pin (Given to Retries and those were Honourably Discharged) (WWI)
58. Canadian Red Cross Society Blood Donor Service Pin (xxxx)
59. 10 Karrot Gold Ring with a N (Created by Bridal ??eath) (xxxx)
60. United – Carp Canada Button (“Honi soit qui mal y pense / Shamed be he who thinks evil of it”) (xxxx)
61. BNS Pin? (xxxx)
62. Canada Service Badge (xxxx)
63. Canadian Dime (100 years of Confederation Variant) (1967)
64. Dutch Quarter (Queen Wilhelmina is on the reverse side) (1898)
65. Cufflink (xxxx)
66. Canadian General Service Pin (xxxx)
67. ???????? (xxxx)
68. Crown (25 Anniversary) Pin? (xxxx)
69. British For Loyal Service Cap Badge (WWI)
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