Royal Newfoundland Regiment hat badge from WW1

[Nezazor]

I found this special relic a couple days ago on a field in a abandoned settlement. It is one of the best things I ever dug out of the ground.



Here's the video where I found the badge:

 

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[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Good find. Don't see very many hat badges posted.

 

[DigToChina]

That's a terrific hat badge! That regiment fought one of the deadliest battles in WW1 and suffered an 85% KIA rate because of command incompetence...

 

[romeo-1]

That is a cool find!!

 

[ironhorse]

the hat badge is a relic hunters dream find, very special

I'll put it in a way you can relate to....deadly bye, deadly!

 

[Hawks88]

Awesome find congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Great piece of history, congratulations!

 

[CRUSADER]

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians in the First World War
It looks as though there would have been less than 9000 of these cap badges produced/worn.