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Colour Patches of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) 1914/18
  • The patch system varied from Australia's but the basics were similar.
    • The Division was indicated by the colour of the large square.
      • Red was 1st Division
      • Blue was 2nd Division
      • French Grey was 3rd Division
      • Green was 4th Division
    • The Brigade was indicated by the colour of the upper section.
      • Green was the first Brigade in that Division
      • Red was the second Brigade in that Division
      • Blue was the third Brigade in that Division
    • The Battalion was indicated by the shape of the upper section.
      • A circle indicates the first Bn in that Brigade
      • A semi-circle indicates the second Bn in that Brigade
      • A triangle indicates the third Bn in that Brigade
      • A square indicates the fourth Bn in that Brigade
  • Divisional corps troops (Signals etc) wore only the large rectangle.
    • Divisional Engineers wore it surmounted by "C.E.".
    • Machine gun units wore it surmounted with a forward pointing arrow.
1st Canadian Division (1st Canadian Infantry Brigade) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918 1st Canadian Division (2nd Cavalry Infantry Brigade) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918 1st Canadian Division (3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918

1st Division CEF (indicated by large red rectangle).
1st Infantry Brigade (green) 2nd Infantry Brigade (red) 3rd Infantry Brigade (blue)
1st Bn 3rd Bn 5th Bn 8th Bn 13th Bn 15th Bn
2nd Bn 4th Bn 7th Bn 10th Bn 14th Bn 16th Bn
2nd Canadian Division (4th Canadian Infantry Brigade) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918 2nd Canadian Division (5th Canadian Infantry) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918 2nd Canadian Division (6th Canadian Infantry Brigade) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918

2nd Division CEF (indicated by dark blue large rectangle)
4th Infantry Brigade 5th Infantry Brigade (red) 6th Infantry Brigade (blue)
18th Bn 20th Bn 22nd Bn 25th Bn 27th Bn 29th Bn
19th Bn 21st Bn 24th Bn 26th Bn 28th Bn 31st Bn
3rd Canadian Division (7th Canadian Infantry Brigade) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918 3rd Canadian Division (8th Canadian Infantry Division) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918 3rd Canadian Infantry Division (9th Canadian Infantry Brigade) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918

3rd Division CEF (indicated by French grey large rectangle)
7th Infantry Brigade (green) 8th Infantry Brigade (red) 9th Infantry Brigade (blue)
Royal Canadians 42nd Bn 1st CMR 4th CMR 43rd Bn 58th Bn
Princess Patricia's 49th Bn 2nd CMR 5th CMR 52nd Bn 60th Bn
4th Canadian Division (10th Canadian Infantry Brigade) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918 4th Canadian Division (11th Canadian Infantry Brigade) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918 4th Canadian Division (12th Canadian Infantry Brigade) from Army Corps and Divisional Signs 1914-1918

4th Division CEF (indicated by green large rectangle)
10th Infantry Brigade (green) 11th Infantry Brigade (red) 12th Infantry Brigade (blue)
44th Bn 47th Bn ?? 87th Bn 68th Bn (?) 73rd Bn
46th Bn 50th Bn 75th Bn 102nd Bn 72nd Bn 78th Bn
 

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