Wwi 3Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Archive retaining about 80% of gold

retaining about 80% of gold wash

junior officers of the 88th who rose rapidly from the rank of Lieutenant to acting regimental commander often lacked the experience writing detailed after action reports

a position that he kept for 12 years

Finely crafted in silver and bright enamels with a detailed gold centre and bronze gilt crown

Wwi 3Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Archive retaining about 80% of goldWWI 3rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Browning copper, voided, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, 42. 5 mm x 51 mm, intact lugs and pin, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Rennie with a strength of