Canada, Cef. A 159Th Infantry Battalion "1St Algonquin" Cap Badge, By Ellis Bros, C.1915 Newly Listed obverse centrepiece illustrating a worker

obverse centrepiece illustrating a worker holding holding a red flag in his right hand and a hammer in his left hand

or had a driver’s licence

On September 12th

Constructed of silver with enamels

housing an aluminum receiving clip

Canada, Cef. A 159Th Infantry Battalion "1St Algonquin" Cap Badge, By Ellis Bros, C.1915 Newly Listed obverse centrepiece illustrating a workerIn blackened copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS" on the reverse, measuring 42 mm (w) x 50. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, one of which is pinched, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Nipissing and Sudbury areas of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Haileybury under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. F. Armstrong with a strength of 32