Canada, Cef. A 196Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive part of the red felt

part of the red felt centre on the cockade is missing exposing the underlying black painted base

s near Cheltenham

brown leather buffer pad

in clay (slightly chipped at the 7 o’clock position)

that recommendation was not acted upon

Canada, Cef. A 196Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive part of the red feltCanada: Browning copper, maker marked "O. B. ALLAN" on the reverse, 42. 8 mm x 50. 5 mm, both prongs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised from Western Universities with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. S. MacKay with a strength of 32 officers and 974 other ranks. In England, the Battalion