A First War 7Th Infantry Battalion "1St British Columbia Regiment" Cap Badge Auction 1917 and ceased to command

1917 and ceased to command the battalion (London Gazette 30253)

Hopcraft was posted to the 12th Reserve Battalion at Shorncliffe on January 24

one with FOREIGN SERVICE Clasp

A Royal Canadian Dragoons Officer's Cap Badge - Blackened copper

A First War 7Th Infantry Battalion "1St British Columbia Regiment" Cap Badge Auction 1917 and ceased to commandA First War 7th Infantry Battalion "1st British Columbia Regiment" Cap Badge Two piece construction, white metal insignia on a browning copper maple leaf base, unmarked, 43. 5 mm x 45 mm, intact lugs, oxidation evident on the base on the obverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia and mobilized at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914, sailing on October 3, 1914 with a