Canada, Cef. A 229Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Crichtons, C.1916 Auction Archive measuring 110 mm (w) x

measuring 110 mm (w) x 43 mm (h)

printed on thick stock

most of the bronze finish has been lost and the centrepiece backplate is missing

The interior contains a ballad detailing the company’s actions from April 1945 until the postwar occupation

coded "191150" at the lower right

Canada, Cef. A 229Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Crichtons, C.1916 Auction Archive measuring 110 mm (w) xIn pickled copper, voided, maker marked "CRICHTON'S MOOSE JAW" on the reverse, measuring 40. 2 mm (w) x 47. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moose Jaw under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 18, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. D. Pickett with a strength of 17 officers and 426 other ranks. In England, the