A First War 75Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction Archive measuring 87 mm x 29

measuring 87 mm x 29 mm

Fabricated from fine aluminum bullion wire and green thread

a Chief Mechanic (Observer)

he returning to Victory I on January 31

typical WW1 period issue cross

A First War 75Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction Archive measuring 87 mm x 29Browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT B'HAM" on the reverse, 46. 5 mm x 46. 8 mm, both lugs intact, residue in the recessed ares from cleaning, spotting, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 29, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S. G. Beckett, with a strength of 36 officers