Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Hold quadruple staple-bound

quadruple staple-bound

at the age of 71

in very worn condition

constructed of white wool with buckram cores

Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Hold quadruple staple-boundIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 37 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength of 24 officers and 634 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England