Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Hold at the age of 71

at the age of 71

in very worn condition

Instituted 1798 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz

21 Militia Training Centre in Long Branch

Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Hold at the age of 71In pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 37 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength of 24 officers and 634 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England