Canada, Cef. A 225Th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive William James Campbell

William James Campbell

COVENT GARDEN" maker label sewn upside down inside the pocket

which entitled him to wear this badge

5 mm (w) x 76 mm (h) inclusive of its added-on ornate suspension

(Arbeitsbuch/Pracovní knížka)

Canada, Cef. A 225Th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive William James CampbellIn browning copper, maker marked "O. B. ALLAN." on the reverse, measuring 42. 5 mm (w) x 49. 2 mm (h), all four prongs intact but bent back, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia with mobilization headquarters at Fernie, British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed January 25, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Mackay with a strength of 20 officers and 427 other