Original Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) Canadian Expeditionary Force cap badge, featuring the King’s Crown above the distinctive regimental coat of arms. The regiment was established in 1900 by authority of the Canadian government, following a proposal by Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, to raise a mounted unit for service in the Second Boer War. The regiment served in South Africa before returning to Canada, and its lineage continued through subsequent reorganisations of Canada’s permanent cavalry forces.
The badge incorporates the coat of arms of Lord Strathcona, including a shield bearing a demi-lion, crossed hammers and railway spike, and a canoe carrying four figures beneath a flag marked “N.W.” A beaver gnawing at a tree forms the crest, while a wreath of maple leaves, roses, thistles and shamrocks surrounds the design. Scrolls bear the regimental title, “LORD STRATHCONA’S HORSE ROYAL CANADIANS”, and the motto “PERSEVERANCE”. The King’s Crown, also known as the Tudor Crown, identifies this as a pattern associated with the period before the adoption of the Queen’s Crown in 1952. This original badge is of interest to collectors of Canadian cavalry insignia, Great War militaria and early twentieth-century regimental badges.
Marked on the reverse of the shield, “W. Scully, Montreal”, a prominent manufacturer of CEF badges in Canada. These markings were mostly phased out by the end of the First World War
Dimensions
Approx. 46mm high x 39mm wide.
Condition
Excellent. Admittedly, the marking on the reverse is hard to make out. Please refer to the photographs for details of the badge’s surface, construction and reverse fittings.
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