Canada, Cef. A 82Nd Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive A superb cross od Dutch

A superb cross od Dutch manufacture in Gold

taken on strength in France on January 1

small stains on reverse

the throat plate held in place by a single screw and marked with a crowned Gothic "W" (Wilhelm I) and a crowned Gothic "D" (Deutschland)

Both hallmarked

Canada, Cef. A 82Nd Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive A superb cross od DutchIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 35. 2 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion left Canada on May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Lowry with a strength of 34 officers and 1,006 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion in England. It was disbanded on