A First War 5Th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Auction Archive entire badge/patch measures 85mm(w) x

entire badge/patch measures 85mm(w) x 103mm(h)

Olympic on June 9 and was Taken of Strength by the 8th Reserve Battalion at Shornecliffe on June 10

with gilded and enameled center appliqué and reverse cartouche

which was the first reinforcing draft of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

7 wounded) and Marching (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada: 30 killed

A First War 5Th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Auction Archive entire badge/patch measures 85mm(w) xA First War 5th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 27. 5 mm x 40. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914, with a strength of 45 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. S.