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delegate's ribbon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78608
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.161.27
- Description
- The delegate's ribbon is for the Pacific Logging Congress held in Vancouver, BC, October 6 to 9, 1920. The ribbon is blue-grey with orange text on top half, a circular logo in the middle and text on the bottom half
- Marks/Labels
- "Eleventh Session / PACIFIC LOGGING CONGRESS", orange printing on top half "OREGON WASH IDAHO MONT CAL BC 1909", orange printing around circle on bottom half "P L C", large orange printing in centre of circle located on bottom half "VANCOUVER, B.C. / OCT 6-7-8-9 / 1920", orange printing along bottom
- Subjects
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries
- Industries - Forestry
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Ribbons
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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hat badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3554
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.11.1
- Description
- Burnaby Police shield; silver colour; geometic shapes in centre of shield surrounded by engraved lettering.
- Marks/Labels
- "BURNABY / SPECIAL / POLICE", stamped into front of badge
- Names
- Burnaby Municipal Police
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hat badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3555
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.11.2
- Description
- Burnaby Police shield; silver colour; fastener missing.
- Marks/Labels
- "Burnaby Police, Special", stamped into the front of the badge
- Names
- Burnaby Municipal Police
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hat badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3556
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.11.3
- Description
- Burnany Police shield; silver colour; small geometic shape in centre of shield surrounded by engraved lettering
- Marks/Labels
- "BURNABY / SPECIAL / POLICE", engraved "55", stamped on front of badge
- Names
- Burnaby Municipal Police
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hat badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3558
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.11.5
- Description
- Burnaby Municipal Police hat badge; silver colour; crown at top, seven pointed sun burst motif; in centre coat of arms with lettering
- Object History
- Burnaby Police Cap badge
- Marks/Labels
- "BURNABY / POLICE", embossed in metal
- Names
- Burnaby Municipal Police
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hat badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11404
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3318.1
- Description
- Brass hat badge in the shape of the crown. It has two posts with loops soldered to the back to secure it to a uniform hat.
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hat badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact43373
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.25.70
- Description
- Hat badge worn at the front peak of service cap. Made of bronze-coloured metal. Buffalo head emblem of the force is centre of badge with "Royal Canadian Mounted Police" around it. "MAINTIENS LE DROIT" is in the ribbon at the bottom of the badge. Two posts with loops are soldered to the reverse. A cotter pin passes through the loops and secures the badge to the hat. Note that "CANADA" doesn't appear below crown as it does on badges BV001.25.68 and .69.
- Marks/Labels
- "Royal Canadian Mounted Police" "MAINTIENS LE DROIT"
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hat badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48191
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.7.1
- Description
- Hat badge, die stamped; brass with gold plating; crown at top with two branches of maple leaves.
- Object History
- Canada Post Office hat badge
- Marks/Labels
- "CPO", metal lettering, sodered to badge in centre "101", metal lettering, soldered onto the bars on the lower portion of the badge
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lawn bowling trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78948
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.1
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base. The base is painted dark with red spots. Engraved on the front: PRESENTED BY REEVE A.K. McLEAN. TO BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB SEASON 1921 SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Engraved on reverse: 1920 - A.C. CAMERON 1921 - CHAS.M.M. HARPER 1922 - Wm TAYLOR 1923 - JOHN REID 1924 - JOHN BROWN 1925 - TOM CHALMERS 1926 - W.RICHARDSON 1927 - JOHN BROWN 1928 - Dr.McCAMMON 1929 - J.V.BOYD 1941 - C.A.BROWN 1942 - Rev.H.PEARSON 1943 - A.G.CHARRETT 1944 - G.W.DAVIES 1945 - A.HICKMAN 1946 - W.J.BACK 1947 - J.SMITH 1948 - V.MARTINDALE 1949 - V.MARTINDALE
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "A.K. McLean" presenting the trophy was Alexander Kenneth McLean (1867-1938), Reeve of Burnaby from 1921 to 1926, as well as in 1928.
- Marks/Labels
- " PRESENTED BY/ REEVE A.K. McLEAN./ TO/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ SEASON 1921/ SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP" engraved on obverse of cup " 1920 - A.C. CAMERON/ 1921 - CHAS.M.M. HARPER/ 1922 - Wm TAYLOR/ 1923 - JOHN REID/ 1924 - JOHN BROWN/ 1925 - TOM CHALMERS/ 1926 - W.RICHARDSON/ 1927 - JOHN BROWN/ 1928 - Dr.McCAMMON/ 1929 - J.V.BOYD/ 1941 - C.A.BROWN/ 1942 - Rev.H.PEARSON/ 1943 - A.G.CHARRETT/ 1944 - G.W.DAVIES/ 1945 - A.HICKMAN/ 1946 - W.J.BACK/ 1947 - J.SMITH/ 1948 - V.MARTINDALE/ 1949 - V.MARTINDALE" engraved on the reverse of the cup
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lawn bowling trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78949
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.2
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, with two lawn bowling figures one on the front and back. The trophy is mounted on a round wooden base. On front "FRANK BOWSER TROPHY/ PRESENTED TO/ LOWER MAINLAND/ LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL RINK COMPETITION/ 1923"; on back "1923/ WON BY/ CENTRAL PARK/ J.FINLAYSON./ J.KERR./ G.WHITE./ W.GRADDON./ PRESIDENT"
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "Frank Bowser" presenting the trophy was Kerrisdale resident Francis "Frank" Bowser. He was a member of the Kerrisdale Lawn Bowling Club, ca. 1918, and was elected President of the Lower Mainland Lawn Bowling Association in 1919. The Bowser trophy was awarded to the winner of a competition between the various Lower Mainland bowling clubs. Each team entering had to be skippered by the president of that club. The winning team for the 1923 cup was from the Central Park Club in Burnaby (The Vancouver Sun - 16 Dec 1923). Francis "Frank" Bowser (1857-1929) came to Vancouver around 1885 and went to work with Dominion Customs, retiring in 1908 as chief landing waiter. He was elected reeve of Point Grey in 1912 and served two terms in office. His brother was former B.C. premier W.J. Bowser. (see Obituary in The Vancouver Sun - 26 Sep 1929).
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lawn bowling trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78950
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.3
- Description
- Embossed cup shaped trophy with handles on either side, mounted on a round, 15.3 cm diameter, wooden base. The overall height ofthe cup is 37.5 cm and overall width is 24.5 cm. This cup has been worked by hammering the surface designs from the inside rather than applying cast decoration. There are silver halmarks stamped on the underside of the cup inicating that the maker was Thamas Bradbury & Sons Ltd Company (1905 to 1943). On the front "PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ BY/ A.E.S.WOOD/ 1923
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "A.E.S. Wood" presenting the trophy was Burnaby resident A.E.S. "Stan" Wood. The first lawn bowling green in Burnaby, located at Victory Street and Gray Avenue, was on his property.
- Reference
- http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLABRADBURY.html
- http://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverBtre.html
- Marks/Labels
- "PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ BY/ A.E.S.WOOD/ 1923" engraved in a shield on the outside of the cup.
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lawn bowling trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78951
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.4
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base. On the front "THE HARPER TROPHY/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL DOUBLES COMPETITION/ 1923"
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club.
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lawn bowling trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78952
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.5
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round metal base with a row of seven large metal shield and a row of seven small metal shields underneath. The trophy cup is marked, "PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LADIES'/ LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL RINK COMPETITION/ BY/ E.PITMAN/ 1930". The cup was competed for from 1930 to 1947. The names of each years winning team are engraved on shields mounted on the base. on back "MRS.H.GALE/ 1947 MRS.S.SWAN/ MRS.J.HYND" first row large shields on the base "1930/ RINK COMPETITION/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.J.SMITH/ MRS.F.LEE/ MRS. E.PITMAN", "1931/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.S.E.ROTHWELL/ MRS.G.HITCHEN/ MRS.M.MARIND", "1932/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.G.BAILEY/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.PITMAN", "1933/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.E.SMITH/ MRS.W.HERD/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.MAYHEW", "1934/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.D.HERD/ MRS.A.N.GOWEN/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.C.M.M.HARPER", "1937/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.COLLINS/ MRS.GASKARTH/ MRS.MAYHEW", "1938/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.HITCHEN/ MRS.MAYHEW", second row small shields "1939/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.H.ALLISON/ MRS.C.BROWN/ MRS.G.JEFFREY", "1940/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.ROGERS/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.MARINO", "1941/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GOODWIN/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.HUEMES", "1942/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GALE/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.JEFFERY", "1943/ Ladies Rink/ Mrs.Digney/ Mrs.Taylor/ Mrs.Poole/ Mrs.Siddall", "1944/ Ladies Triples/ Mrs.W.Taylor/ Mrs.I.Hynd/Mrs.J.M.Holmes", "1946/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.L.H.WILLIAMSON/ MRS.I.SMITH/ MRS.J.HENRICKS
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. History of object is unconfirmed, but the "E. Pitman" presenting the trophy may be Burnaby resident Ernest Pitman, owner of the McKay Dry Goods and Jubilee Dry Goods stores. "Mrs. E. Pitman" won the trophy several times. She was likely Ernest's wife, Jean Pitman. 1939 winner Mrs. G. Jeffery was likely Harriet (Philpot) Jeffery, wife of George Jeffery. 1947 winner Mrs. S. Swan was likely Constance "Connie" (Bates) Swan, wife of Sydney Swan. Sydney was the brother of Alice Digney. Film footage of the Swans' and Digney's can be seen in accession BV019.18.
- Marks/Labels
- "PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LADIES/ LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL RINK COMPETITION/ BY/ E.PITMAN/ 1930", engraved on front of cup "MRS.H.GALE/ 1947 MRS.S.SWAN/ MRS.J.HYND", engraved on reverse of cup "1930/ RINK COMPETITION/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.J.SMITH/ MRS.F.LEE/ MRS. E.PITMAN", "1931/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.S.E.ROTHWELL/ MRS.G.HITCHEN/ MRS.M.MARIND", "1932/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.G.BAILEY/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.PITMAN", "1933/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.E.SMITH/ MRS.W.HERD/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.MAYHEW", "1934/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.D.HERD/ MRS.A.N.GOWEN/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.C.M.M.HARPER", "1937/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.COLLINS/ MRS.GASKARTH/ MRS.MAYHEW", "1938/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.HITCHEN/ MRS.MAYHEW", each year is a shield in the first row on the base. The text is engraved on the shields "1939/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.H.ALLISON/ MRS.C.BROWN/ MRS.G.JEFFREY", "1940/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.ROGERS/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.MARINO", "1941/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GOODWIN/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.HUEMES", "1942/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GALE/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.JEFFERY", "1943/ Ladies Rink/ Mrs.Digney/ Mrs.Taylor/ Mrs.Poole/ Mrs.Siddall", "1944/ Ladies Triples/ Mrs.W.Taylor/ Mrs.I.Hynd/Mrs.J.M.Holmes", "1946/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.L.H.WILLIAMSON/ MRS.I.SMITH/ MRS.J.HENRICKS each year is a shield in the second row on the base. The text is engraved on the shields
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medal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact19374
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.37.26
- Description
- Medal; gold; in centre of medal is raised image of book with burning lamp; writing in horseshoe shape around book; eye in top centre; decorative motif around bottom edge with smaller decorative indents at top; has loop at top, probably for chain; engraving on bottom rear
- Object History
- From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.
- Marks/Labels
- "VAN. SUNDAY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSN", embossed on front in horsehoe shape "OB ALLAN", engraved on reverse at bottom
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Medals
- Sports
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medal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39914
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.24.24
- Description
- Medal, silver-coloured; Queen Victoria Jubilee 1897; front -design of Queen Victoria showing head, shoulders and two laurel sprigs; centre - coat-of-arms, surrounded by 5 circles, each with symbol at centre; hangs from decorative brass bar with blue grosgrain ribbon connecting it to similar bar at top; partial fastener on back; ribbon is hand-sewn on to the brass bars.
- Object History
- Part of a donation pertaining to Frederick Homer Cassels, a WWI Veterinary service army veteran.
- Frederick Homer Cassels was born June 25th 1870 or 1872 in Paisley, Ontario. He moved to BC in 1914 and settled in Vancouver. Cassels was a veterinary surgeon in the 103rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.
- Prior to that, Cassels worked in Washington State. He married Emily Frances McMullen in England in 1919. They came back to Canada and settled in Burnaby the same year.
- He later worked as a marble worker, sticker and polisher at Continental Marble Works until 1932. The family settled in Burnaby's "Skunk Hollow" area, an area off Boundary Road at 13th Avenue and Clydesdale. Their children attended Schou St. School.
- He passed away July 31 1948.
- Marks/Labels
- "VICTORIA REGINA" around image; on reverse, around edge, is stamped "VICTORIA, QUEEN AND EMPRESS, 1837 - 1897, THE LONGEST AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN ON RECORD"; hand sewn to the front of the ribbon are gold metal initials "VR" and leaf motif
- Names
- Cassels, Frederick Homer
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medallion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact38956
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.19.1
- Description
- Medallion; silver; front shows person in shorts running away; decorative laurel of leaves along bottom; back has engravings and larger laurel of leaves which is centred at bottom but almost wraps around the entire edge of medallion; small round opening at top, probably for a chain.
- Marks/Labels
- "B.F.D." (Burnaby Field Day), engraved on reverse, top "1919", engraved on reverse, centre "STERLING", embossed on reverse, bottom "REGD", embossed on reverse, bottom "_ _ R? 925" embossed on reverse, bottom
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medals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91809
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.31.48
- Description
- Medal ribbon bar with 6 medals. Medals from left to right:
- Distinguished Flying Cross: Silver cross, the vertical arms of the cross has the image of airplane propellers. The horizontal arms of the cross have wings. In the centre of the cross is a circle with a crown on top and "RAF" in the centre. The reverse has the Royal Cypher in the centre "GVI" and 1918. Engraved at the bottom of the cross is 1945. The ribbon is white and purple stripes on the diagonal.
- 1939-1945 Star: Six pointed star, the obverse has a design of the Royal and Imperial cypher below a crown. The cypher is surrounded by the text "The 1939 - 1945 Star". The ribbon consists of three equal stripes of light blue, red, and dark blue
- France and Germany Star: Six pointed star, the obverse has a design of the Royal and Imperial cypher below a crown. The cypher is surrounded by the text "The France and Germany Star". The ribbon consists of stripes of blue, white, red, white, and blue.
- Defence Medal: Circular silver medal, the obverse shows the side profile of King George VI, facing left. The text around the profile is "GEORGIVS VI D: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP." The reverse of the medal is a Royal crown above an oak tree, flanked by a lion and a lioness. The top left has the date "1939" and the top right has "1945". The text below is "THE DEFENCE / MEDAL". The ribbon is a light green with a central stripe of orange and a narrow black stripe in the middle of the green.
- Canadian Volunteer Service Medal: Circular silver medal, The obverse shows seven marching figures representing the men and women of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Nursing service. Around the edge of the medal is the text "1939 CANADA 1945 VOLUNTARY SERVICE VOLONTAIRE". The reverse of the medal shows the Canadian coat of arms. This side is tarnished or scuffed. The ribbon has a stripe of royal blue in the centre flanked by two equal stripes of scarlet and dark green.
- War Medal 1939-1945: Circular silver medal, the obverse shows a crown profile of King George VI, facing left. Text circling the profile is "GEORGIVS VI D : BR : OMN : REX ET INDIAE IMP:". The reverse shows a lion standing on the body of a double headed dragon. The dragon's heads are of an eagle and a dragon. At the top right are the dates "1939/1940". The ribbon has seven stripes of red, blue, and white.
- 100th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada: Circular silver medal, the obverse has Queen Elizabeth II's royal cypher on top of a maple leaf. Surrounding the cypher is "CONFEDERATION CANADA CONFEDERATION". The reverse has the Canadian Coat of Arms with "1867 - 1967" below. The ribbon is white with thin red stripes and two thicker red stripes on the edges.
- Object History
- Item belonged to Joseph “Joe” Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie who served as a Navigator for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) between 1942 and 1945. He went on to be a BC Provincial MLA and later a Burnaby Municipal Council Member along with various other pursuits. See Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds for full biography.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols - - Achievement Symbols
- Object Term
- Medal, Commemorative
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medal; tag
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11363
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3294.1
- Description
- Medallion with ribbon; red, cream, silver metal; ribbon is divided into two lenghwise strips, left half is red and right half is cream; ribbon has silver writing on it; metal medallion is wavy circular form with cream button in centre, the centre of the button had red logo.
- Marks/Labels
- "B.C. / C.E. CONVENTION", in silver lettering on ribbon "VANCOUVER BC", in silver lettering on ribbon "SEPT 2-7, 1908", in silver lettering on ribbon "TRADE MARK REGISTERED", in small red printing on metal medallion "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / NEWARK, N.J. / PAT. APPLIED FOR", embossed on rear of medallion " [illegible] / NEWARK NEW JERSEY" in silver lettering on top of ribbon on rear
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New Jersey
- Site/City Made
- Newark
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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military hat badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79105
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X2893
- Description
- Wreath with "Royal Engineers" in banner across the bottom. "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense" around centre of the badge with a crown at top.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
- Object Term
- Badge, Identification
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military hat badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79106
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X2894
- Description
- Wreath with serpent wrapped on staff in the centre of the badge with a crown at top and banner across bottom reads "Royal Army Medical Corp".
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