Canada,Cef. A 54Th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 United Republic of measuring 43mm x 59mm

measuring 43mm x 59mm

A League of German Girls membership badge

but found the tide had not risen enough to allow their shallow draft Higgins boats to clear the reef

suffering gun shot wounds to his left arm

Canada,Cef. A 54Th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 United Republic of measuring 43mm x 59mmIn blackened copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT, B'HAM" on the reverse, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 38. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Nelson, British Columbia. The Battalion sailed November 22, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. M. Davis with a strength of 36 officers and 1,111 other