Canada, CEF. A 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed 1" on the hanger

1" on the hanger

Dated 1939

the only ones who might disregard - in any military sense - the seasons

flanked by ornate floral designs on either end

Canada, CEF. A 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed 1" on the hangerIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs bent but intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 79th Infantry Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 24, 1916 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. Clinglan. In England, the