Canada, CEF. A 27th Infantry Battalion "City of Winnipeg Regiment" Cap Badge Province of China 69 mm (w) x 59

69 mm (w) x 59

at the age of 74

featuring a ribbon bar with two decorations

marked A on ring denoting Vienna manufacture

Canada, CEF. A 27th Infantry Battalion "City of Winnipeg Regiment" Cap Badge Province of China 69 mm (w) x 59In browning copper, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 45. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Ontario and Manitoba, with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed for England on May 17, 1915 aboard the S. S. Carpathia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Snider with a strength of 33 officers and 1,039 other ranks. The