Wwi 44Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef certificate_of_authenticity aluminum cord-like frame on the

aluminum cord-like frame on the obverse

marked L 54

maker "JFS"

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Wwi 44Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef certificate_of_authenticity aluminum cord-like frame on theWWI 44th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Pickled brass, unmarked, 35 mm x 43 mm, intact lugs, light contact and surface wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. Mobilization headquarters was also in Winnipeg. The Battalion left Canada October 23, 1915 with a strength of 36 officers and 1,076 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. R. Wayland.