Footnote: Private Dickson is recorded as having died 12/06/1918 as a member of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
He signed his Attestation Paper with the 13th Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders of Canada" on September 23
Shrapnel damage and fracture to top right
dated 1920
superb workmanship
Wwi 8Th Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge And Collar Badge Auction Archive Footnote: Private Dickson is recordedWWI 8th Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge and Collar Badge Cap Badge (browning copper, unmarked, 40. 2 mm x 42. 3 mm, one lug intact, the other broken off); and Collar Tab (browning copper, unmarked, 27. 5 mm x 29 mm, intact lugs). Light contact, residue in the recessed areas, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was organized in Ottawa, Ontario, on March 15, 1915. It was broken up to provide reinforcements and was finally disbanded on November 15, 1920.