Canada, CEF. A 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed a Second World War Order

a Second World War Order of St

Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels

and on the left side of the breast a Front Flying Clasp for Reconnaissance Pilots in Gold with Pendant

who were stationed at then at Parkhurst

complimented by multiples pages with illustrations and photographs of individuals and war-torn sites inserted at eighteen locations throughout the book and printed in black ink on a white semi-coated paper stock

Canada, CEF. A 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed a Second World War OrderIn pickled brass, unmarked, measuring 48. 7 mm (w) x 50. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 24, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. E. Bowen, with a strength of 27 officers and 746 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve