Canada, Cef. A 196Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity bronze gilt and enamels

bronze gilt and enamels

The cap measures 170 mm x 240 mm x 80 mm

tiny enamel chipping

12 days with the Royal Marines (2 years

Martin died of a heart attack April 21st 1943 from sickness due to an unknown cause

Canada, Cef. A 196Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity bronze gilt and enamelsCanada: Browning copper, maker marked "O. B. ALLAN" on the reverse, 42. 8 mm x 50. 5 mm, both prongs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised from Western Universities with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. S. MacKay with a strength of 32 officers and 974 other ranks. In England, the Battalion