Canada, Cef. A 142Nd Infantry Battalion "London's Own" Cap Badge Auction identical designs

identical designs

constructed of heavy card stock with a faux purple leather exterior

brooch 60x43mm

Footnote: The unit was formed in the Soviet Union in 1941

Canada, Cef. A 142Nd Infantry Battalion "London's Own" Cap Badge Auction identical designsIn pickled brass, measuring 42. 5 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, spotting, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in London, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C. M. R. Graham with a strength of 26 officers and 574 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve