Wwi 124Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction December 16

December 16

hallmark of Prussian state mint impressed on the rim: 835 PR

clasp retains over 90% of original finish

Canadian Field Artillery at Milford Camp at Witley on January 15th and placed with the 13th Brigade

Wwi 124Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction December 16Pickled copper, maker marked ELLIS BROS. TORONTO, 46. 5 mm x 47 mm, intact lugs, excellent stamping, crisp detail, nice patina, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 9, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. C. V. Chadwick witha strength of 32 officers and 1,004 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was redesignated