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Named 1953 Lincoln & Welland Regiment uniform


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I purchased this uniform basically for the bullion Canadian paratrooper wing but couldn't bring myself to remove it as the overall uniform didn't cost that much. It is named to a Sgt. L. R. Stewart and dated October 26, 1953. I don't think that Stewart served with the Canadian Parachute Regiment during WW2 as there are only two ribbons which I haven't identified yet.

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Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & 1939 - 1945 War Medal?

Many thanks for the identification so maybe a late war replacement and the war ended just after he joined the Parachute Regiment.

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captainofthe7th

Another note on the CVSM is that it lacks the maple leaf device for overseas service. So, I think your hypothesis is correct.

 

Rob

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  • 2 months later...

The parachute wings mean that he was parachute qualified, in that he has taken and passed the parachute course, it does not necessarily mean that he served in an airborne unit. The uniform is Dress Blues, something that would be worn in the Mess.

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