A 62Nd St. John's Fusiliers Canadian Militia Badge Archive Allied Expeditionary Force 1943-45

Allied Expeditionary Force 1943-45

hand dated on reverse May 24th 1943

208 mm x 287 mm x 15

Porpoise from July 1936 to February 1937 and later

maker marked "WERNSTEIN JENA" and marked "DRGM 35269" on the reverse

A 62Nd St. John's Fusiliers Canadian Militia Badge Archive Allied Expeditionary Force 1943-4562nd St. John's Fusiliers Fur Cap Grenade In brass, 96mm, extremely fine. Footnote: The Saint John Fusiliers traced their origins to the pre Canadian Confederation New Brunswick Militia. The regiment being designated as the 62nd Saint John Fusiliers effective November 5th 1869 but disbanded in 1871. The regiment was reconstituted as the 62nd Saint John Battalion of Infantry in 1872 and in 1882 again became the 62nd Battalion Saint John Fusiliers. In