Canada, Cef. A 79Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction Archive attached to a supple black

attached to a supple black leather frog

with a vertical hinge and a functional hinge/catch

he was appointed in command of No

partial separation of the cover from the unit)

marked with the worker's number "24" between the lion's rear foot and tail on the obverse

Canada, Cef. A 79Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction Archive attached to a supple blackIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickling, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 79th Infantry Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 24, 1916 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. Clinglan. In England, the Battalion was