Wwi 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Gold grade

Gold grade

being dignosed with myopia (nearsightedness) and ametrophia (a condition characterized by an optic defect involving an error of refraction)

with "Canada" reverse

Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 with Award Document - Silver frame

then saw a transfer two months afterwards to the 1st Reserve Battalion on November 5th

Wwi 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Gold gradeWWI 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge Pickled copper, unmarked, 40. 8 mm x 48 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Essex County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Windsor under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 31, 1916 aboard the S. S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Welch with a strength of 36 officers and 825 other ranks,