Wwi 3Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Archive An 1813-14 Austrian Army Cross

An 1813-14 Austrian Army Cross - Cross in bronze

Gilt wear evident on their reverses

Naming is officially engraved on the MC

junior officers of the 88th who rose rapidly from the rank of Lieutenant to acting regimental commander often lacked the experience writing detailed after action reports

Wwi 3Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Archive An 1813-14 Austrian Army CrossWWI 3rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Browning copper, voided, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, 42. 5 mm x 51 mm, intact lugs and pin, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Rennie with a strength of