Help ID Some Military Badges & Pins, What Period & Who Wore Them

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I have a friend that brought over some Badges and pins that he wants to have them identified. Your help would be appreciated.
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Would this one be a Collar Dog converted to a nacklace? It is a NB regiment from WW1 Moncton is in my book "Military Cap Badges" of World War 1.

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RCAF Ground Observer Core. Would this be like Air Raid Wardens in Canada or did they go overseas?

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This RCAF badge is it wartime, or something worn after the war? Could it be a sweet heart pin?

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The RCAF Reserve looks more recent or something worn on your uniform or non military for formal events.

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"...a Collar Dog converted to a necklace?..." That's exactly what I was thinking. Haven't a clue about the other stuff though.
The Ground Observer Corps was a post-war civilian organization set up to report aircraft movements for Air Defence Command though. Mind you, that's not from a reliable source. The guy's page is full of spelling mistakes and no references to anything.
 
"This RCAF badge is it wartime, or something worn after the war? Could it be a sweet heart pin?"

Not sure but it looks like a set of dress wings. Probably to be worn on a shirt under a tunic?
 
The rcaf ground observer force .......civilians who loged and reported on airplane sightings in their area and not nessesarily enemy planes either their reports also aided in Search and rescue.
 
The RCAF Ground Observers pin is from the volunteers of the WW2 organization that reported on aircraft and submarine sightings along coastlines. It was disbanded after WW2 and reformed in the 50's as another Ground Oberserver Corps

Your NB 145th Overseas Battalion pin: The 145th was formed up in WW1 and sent to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The original, First Contingent sailed in 1914 and contained the 1st to 17th Battalions. The Second Contingent in 1915 was made of the 18th to 32nd Battalions. After that, many battalions were sent in to join reserve battalions and replace heavy losses.

I looked on a few sites and in a couple books I have and there isn't much but the 145th Battalion seems to be one of those reserve replacement battalions.
Here's one of the references.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canmil/ww1/army/bat.htm?cj=1&o_xid=0001091115&o_lid=0001091115

The other two pins I have no idea.
 
Just a guess on the "collar dog" I don't believe it was ever anything but a sweetheart thing as there is NO evidence of any attachment points on the back or remains of solder which an altered badge would have.
 
The RCAF wings are pilot sweetheart wings, given to a loved one or worn simply as a pin on a jacket or blazer. The crown indicates they're pre-53. Pretty typical WWII sweetheart pin. They were not for uniform wear: the tunic/battledress had a full-size cloth version sewn on; nothing was worn on the shirt.

The RCAF Reserve pin is also WWII vintage, again personal item for non-uniform wear. Awarded to those who transferred to the RCAF Reserve upon completion of their active force service. There may be a service number on the back.

The 145 Bn CEF badge just looks like a collar dog made into a sweetheart trinket.

The RCAF Ground Observer Corps (post war) pin was given to those who served in the formation. A good read with photos and other bits here:
http://www.pinetreeline.org/misc/misc15.html
 
your ground observer badge may not be complete,as i have one that has two small loops hanging from the bottom with a bar of 250 across it in blue and gold- and i have seen ones with a 2000 in the same spot
 
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