Five First War Canadian Collar Badges Auction Archive ” “GESTA

” “GESTA

and in France and Belgium with the 67th Infantry Battalion (4th Canadian Pioneer Battalion)

followed by a number of plain non-paginated pages to which the owner has pasted 53 black-and-white images including group photos

two hand-drawn maps and six ship photographs

Five First War Canadian Collar Badges Auction Archive ” “GESTAWWI 172nd Infantry Battalion Collar Badge Browning copper, maker marked "O. B. ALLAN." on the reverse, 34 mm x 39 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Kamloops area of British Columbia, with mobilization headquarters at Kamloops under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed October 25, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Vicars with a strength of 32 officers and 972 other