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Shoulder patch of the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade in the Korean War.

A FORGOTTEN WAR

Canada was one of the United Nations that responded to the North Korean invasion of South Korea. 

 

Canada_25_&_27CIB_patches.jpg (50320 bytes)
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On left: Canadian Army patches of the Korean War period in my collection.  
 
The uppermost one (nicknamed the "flaming arse-hole") was for the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade which served in the Korean War.
 
The remainder are the patches for the 27th CIB which served in Germany and was made up of RESERVISTS! My regiment, the Seaforths, had contributed.
 
Korea - Vickers MG summer outpost.jpg (102511 bytes) Korea - PPCLI sniper with C No 67 Mk I scope.jpg (114439 bytes) Korea - PPCLI on daylight patrol.jpg (98301 bytes)
.303" Vickers medium machine-gunner on summer look-out over a valley in Korea. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PPCLI sniper with Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk. I*(T) fitted with C No. 67 Mk. I telescopic sight and rubber recoil pad. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PPCLI on the move in daylight, Feb. 1951. Note lack of helmets. Men are carrying Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk. I .303 rifles, and .303" Bren Guns. Note cloth bandoliers, parkas. Although caption says they are on patrol, they are heavily laden with packs. They are also sitting ducks! Smoking and bunched up like recruits! 
Korea - Pte Morris Cantwell RCR camo suit.jpg (40397 bytes) Korea - R22R sodlier Mi Garand bayonet & US helmet.jpg (49785 bytes) Korea - Pte Heath Matthews, 2 RCR WIA.jpg (133380 bytes)
Pte. Morris Cantwell, RCR, wounded. Note the British WWII camouflage suit. "Smock, Windproof, Camouflage" and "Trousers Windproof". I have one of these suits. I used to have another smock with the word CANADA in white in an arch across the upper back. That one was worn in Korea and there is an "L" shaped tear in the lower back from a bayonet (a accident in barracks when they were horsing around, the wearer was pushed and fell onto a bayonet).
 
Pte. Laurent Bourdeau, R22R. US C-ration breakfast. C rat cans are green on outside. Not US M1 Garand rifle bayonet. Also US helmet. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pte. Heath Mathews was a signaller with "C" Coy of the 1st Bn. The Royal Canadian Regiment. He was wounded during a company strength raid on an enemy position the night of 22 June 1952. The proper credit for the photo is; National Archives of Canada Photograph PA 128850 by Paul J. Tomelin. 
(corrected info from dileas@aol.com  )
Note the three No. 36 M Mk. I hand grenades on his belt and the late model US M1 carbine with bayonet lug. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Korea - R22R May 1952 at Pusan boarding a train.jpg (97860 bytes) Korea - A good target.jpg (98124 bytes) Korea - A Coy 2 RCR M1919A4 MMG.jpg (132030 bytes)
R22R May 1951 at Pusan boarding train for Seoul and the front line. Note their boots. Rifles are Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk. I .303". Note betets, Canadian helmet on back-board and the load carrying back boards.
 
 
 
 
 
 
A good target. Headquarters of the R22R. Lt-Col J. Dextrazes holding radio handset). The jeeps are WWII Willys MB (or Ford GPW) late models, usually with vacuum wipers. Canadian DND number on the side over rear wheelwell. Nearest jeep MAY be 89-185. M8 armoured car is Brigadier  Rockingham's. 
A Coy, 2 RCR moving forward to positions in the front line. (PA-129742)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WANTED: 

  1. Canadian &/or UN) vehicle markings instructions and orders for vehicles in the Korean War. I now [October 2002] have some from 1952 courtesy of J. R. G. Edwards who was there with the RCAPC. Am now looking for EARLIER instructions/orders.

  2. Transfers (decals) of the formation signs of the 25 Cdn Inf Bde (red shield, CANADA and wreath) and Commonwealth Div (grey shield with crown). I have one vehicle decal for 

  3. Brigadier Rockingham's staff car/jeep pennant. 

  4. Photos of Canadian Army, RCN and RCAF vehicles, especially jeeps, in Korean War. 

  5. WHEN did the Canadian vehicle numbering change from modified USA numbers [e.g. USA 20123456 modified to CDN 20123456] to the Canadian DND number format [e.g. 89-123] or were both used at the same time?

  6. WHAT KIND OF JEEPS DID WE USE IN KOREA? Willys MB or Ford GPW or both?

  7. Did any Canadian Army M38 and M38A1 jeeps ever serve in Korea?

Please e-mail me at: cmstevens@telus.net 

 

 
 
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