Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Republic of each measuring 40 mm (w)

each measuring 40 mm (w) x 74 mm (h)

a textbook example by Deschler

manufacturer's insignia

in ceramic

before becoming a cashier in a restaurant in 1951

Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Republic of each measuring 40 mm (w)In pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 37 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength of 24 officers and 634 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England