Wwi 62Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Newly Listed MONTREAL 1917" and numbered "19420"

MONTREAL 1917" and numbered "19420" on the reverse

58 mm x 63

inscribed "Copyright Adolph Jessen Schleswig

1942 and was part of the Dieppe Raid

Wwi 62Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Newly Listed MONTREAL 1917" and numbered "19420"WWI 62nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Browning copper, 45mm, pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Vancouver, British Columbia. The Battalion sailed March 23, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Hulme with a strength of 36 officers and 1,037 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 30th Reserve