Canada, Cef. A 117Th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Buy Now delicately handpainted centrepieces

delicately handpainted centrepieces

s label on reverse

The change in design could also have been inspired by economic shortcomings at the time

After retiring from the Royal Canadian Navy in 1951

both unmarked and measuring 44 mm (w) x 109 mm (l)

Canada, Cef. A 117Th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Buy Now delicately handpainted centrepiecesIn pickled copper, voided, maker marked "G. F. HEMSLEY Co. LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 54. 7 mm (h), both lungs intact, one of which is bent back, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. J. Gilbert with a strength