Canada, Cef. A 20Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 Auction Reichsfieger-Aufstellung" below

Reichsfieger-Aufstellung" below

initially twenty-four but increased to thirty in 1433

engraver marked ""BARRE"" on the obverse

The leather chin strap shows extensive wear from active use and remains intact

Bosniaks and foreign volunteers led by Blaž Kraljević

Canada, Cef. A 20Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 Auction Reichsfieger-Aufstellung" belowIn browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT, B'HAM" on the reverse, measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 50. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central and Northern Ontario and mobilized in Toronto under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 15, 1915 aboard the S. S. Megantic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. A. W. Allen, with a strength of 35 officers and 1,100 other ranks,