Canada, Cef. A 56Th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, By R.j.inglis, C.1915 Auction Camp Crowder

Camp Crowder

lit up the dark

later wrote

leather cord is ripped but otherwise better than fine condition

Canada, Cef. A 56Th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, By R.j.inglis, C.1915 Auction Camp CrowderIn pickled copper, maker marked "R. J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 36 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 23, 1916 aboard the S. S. Baltic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. C. G. Armstrong with a strength of 40