Wwi 106Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Auction s Put on 30 May

s Put on 30 May 1900

just in time for participation in the Second Battle of El Alamein

Saskatchewan and was sent to Sewell Camp (the name of the camp was changed later in 1915 to "Camp Hughes" in honour of Major-General Sir Sam Hughes

The fittings are brass

Wwi 106Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Auction s Put on 30 MayWWI 106th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Pickled copper, unmarked, intact lugs, slightly hand vaulted, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Truro under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed July 16, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Innes with a strength of 36 officers and 1,009 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 23rd