Topic: Militaria
Badges of Rank-Officers (1948)
3. Metal Badges of Rank—Officers
(a) Metal badges of rank worn by officers will be in gilt metal except that in the cases of unite of The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps and The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps where previous authority has been granted by Army Headquarters to wear chrome or silver, such rank badges may continue to be worn: for Rifle Regiments and The Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps the metal badges of rank will be in black metal.
(b) Stars
(i) Stars are patterned after the Star of the Order of the Bath with the motto on the stars in a red enamel circle surrounded by a green laurel wreath; they are 1 inch from point topoint diagonally, except for brigadiers stars which are 1 inch from point to point diagonally.
(ii) Stars for the Governor General's Foot Guards and Canadian Grenadier Guards are patterned after the Star of the Ordcr of the Garter. They are 1 3/4 inches high by 1 inch wide.
(c) Crowns
(i) Crowns are patterned after the Imperial Crown. They are 1 inch wide and 1 inch high with a crimson velvet backing.
(ii) In Rifle Regiments and The Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps the backing of the crowns is in black velvet.
(iii) In Rifle Regiments authorized to wear the uniform of the King's Royal Rifle Corps the backing of the crowns is red velvet.
(d) Cross Sword and baton—The point of the sword to the front and the edge of the blade outwards or towards the arm. The sword is 2 inches long and the baton 1 7/8 inches long.
Embroidered Badges of Rank-Officers
4. (a) Embroidered badges of rank worn by officers will be in khaki worsted, of the size as for metal badges with a coloured backing extending 1/4 inch beyond the edge of the badge as follows:
| By Whom Worn | Colour of Backing |
|---|---|
| Field Marshals, General Officers, Brigadiers, Colonels —except— | ■ – Red |
| General Officers, Brigadiers, Colonels of:— | |
| The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | ■ – Dull cherry |
| The Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps | ■ – Yellow |
| The Royal Canadian Dental Corps | ■ – Royal blue |
| The Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps | ■ – Purple |
| Officers of all other corps will wear the appropriate colour as follows: | |
| The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps | ■ – Yellow |
| The Royal Canadian Artillery | ■ – Red |
| The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers | ■ – Blue |
| The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals | ■ – Blue |
| The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps: | |
| Rifle Regiments unaffiliated | ■ – Rifle green |
| Rifle Regiments affiliated | Regt'l custom |
| Other Infantry Regiments | ■ – Scarlet |
| The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps | ■ – Yellow |
| The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | ■ – Dull cherry |
| The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps | ■ – Red |
| The Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | ■ – Dark blue |
| The Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps | ■ – Yellow |
| The Royal Canadian Dental Corps | ■ – Royal blue |
| The Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps | ■ – Purple |
| The Canadian Postal Corps | ■ – Blue |
| The Canadian Fbrestry Corps | ■ – Green |
| The Canadian Intelligence Corps | ■ – Green |
| The Canadian Provost Corps | ■ – Red |
| The General List | ■ – Scarlet |
| The Canadian Officers' Training Contingents | ■ – Scarlet |
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