Name/Title
189/1902 - 2nd BOER WAR - BAGDE Worn by CGG members who were part of the Royal Canadian Regiment (2nd Canadian Service Battalion) RCR Victorian / 2nd Boar War Era shoulder strap badgeDescription
1899-1902 - 2nd BOER WAR - Royal Canadian Regiment (2nd Canadian Service Battalion) RCR Victorian / 2nd Boar War Era shoulder strap badge. The Royal and Imperial cypher (V.R.I.) surmounted by the Imperial crown, for sergeants, water gilt, rank and file, gilding metal; dimensions from top of crest to bottom of ornament, 1 3/4 inches; horizontal width, 1 1/4 inches.
The use of regimental shoulder insignia in the Regiment dates from the period after the Canadian Infantry School Corps was renamed the Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry. Militia General Order 35, of May 1894, authorized new badges for the Regiment, including:
Shoulder Strap Ornament for Rank and File: The Royal and Imperial cypher (V.R.I.) surmounted by the Imperial crown, for sergeants, water gilt, rank and file, gilding metal; dimensions from top of crest to bottom of ornament, 1 3/4 inches; horizontal width, 1 1/4 inches.
The RCR continued to wear cypher shoulder strap badges in the years leading up to the First World War. Officially, and in practice when necessitated by the limited numbers of Victorian badges, the shoulder cypher would change twice, in 1901 and 1911. Despite the changes of reigning sovereigns, and the Militia Department's adherence to the traditional changes of which cypher should be the officially worn badges of the Regiment, a regimental preference for the Victorian emblem prevailed.Created By
Zarina CarlevarisCreate Date
July 14, 2022Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
July 15, 2026
