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Wout Jansen 23-05-17 21:48

Info about Canadian pin.
 
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Which Canadian soldiers carried this pin during WWII in Holland?

Jon Skagfeld 24-05-17 20:32

If the colour rendering is red/black/red, then it had something to do with First Canadian Army.

Sweetheart pin, perhaps.

maple_leaf_eh 24-05-17 20:56

pin
 
I like John's identification, but wonder why a Canadian would need to identify himself as an English speaker. Wouldn't it make more sense for a Dutch person to have this little pin as a way of identifying themselves as an English speaker. It would save a whole lot of embarrassment and confusion.

Dean (Ajax) 25-05-17 14:36

I have 2 differant types of these, a friend in the NL told me these were worn by the Dutch that could speak English to help Canadian Soldiers

DEan

Wout Jansen 29-05-17 12:27

Canadian pin.
 
Thank you for the (logical) explination.

David Dunlop 29-05-17 15:18

I recall reading somewhere a number of Dutch Military personnel, and perhaps a few civilians were attached to various Canadian Military units as translaters.

Maybe some photos survive somewhere of these individuals wearing these pins.

David


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