brassard, Civilian (Vimy Pilgrimage): Canadian

Khaki felt brassard with a rectangular piece of light blue felt printed "49" in green stitched to it and above that a square piece of green felt.

Canadian veterans who travelled to France to participate in the unveiling of the Vimy Monument in 1936 adopted an appropriately coloured beret and armband and were organized into detachments. Each of the 8,000 former soldiers wore a copy of their respective cap badge on their beret and their armband echoed the particular battalion flash combination and was worn on their sleeve. William Mair was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1890 and served with The 49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment). Raised in November, 1914, the Battalion was posted to France in October of 1915 as part of the 3rd Canadian Division, and demobilized in Canada in March, 1919. During the Second World War Mair is known to have belonged to the Veteran's Volunteer Reserve (see UNI 13657) and worked for the Canadian Railways, living until the ripe age of 98.

Canadian veterans who travelled to France to participate in the unveiling of the Vimy Monument in 1936 adopted an appropriately coloured beret and armband and were organized into detachments. Each of the 8,000 former soldiers wore a copy of their respective cap badge on their beret and their armband echoed the particular battalion flash combination and was worn on their sleeve. William Mair was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1890 and served with The 49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment). Raised in November, 1914, the Battalion was posted to France in October of 1915 as part of the 3rd Canadian Division, and demobilized in Canada in March, 1919. During the Second World War Mair is known to have belonged to the Veteran's Volunteer Reserve (see UNI 13657) and worked for the Canadian Railways, living until the ripe age of 98.

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