Five First War Canadian Collar Badges Hold with a 12 mm wide

with a 12 mm wide black ribbed nylon border along the open end

to bring in several boats which had been ripped from their moorings during the heavy gales present that evening

98 mm x 98

label affixed to the hinged area on the exterior numbered "8455-269-5757"

Five First War Canadian Collar Badges Hold with a 12 mm wideWWI 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