Jacket Patch

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Object Name:	Jacket Patch
Classification:	Man-made Artifact
Category:	Military
Sub-category:	Personal symbol
Material:	Cotton, brass
Technique:	Sewn
Accession Number:	MUS.29.17
Earliest Production Date:	1947
Period:	Mid-Twentieth Century
Description:	Canadian Rangers patch sewn onto a red sash with button clasps.
Narrative:	Belonging to a member of the Canadian Rangers. The Rangers were a sub-component of the Canadian Forces (CF). They would provide patrols and detachment for employment in sparsely settled Northern, Coastal and isolated areas that cannot easily be patrolled by other components of the CF. It was established in 1947.
Length:	9
Width:	40
Unit-Linear:	cm
Institution:	Admiralty House Museum and Archives Facebook-Admiralty House Museum and Archives
Institution City:	Mount Pearl
Institution Province:	Newfoundland and Labrador

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