A First War 5Th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Auction Archive Non-magnetic

Non-magnetic

white metal base with silvered finish to the front plate

Footnote: Bertram Leopold Williams was born on May 27

Minesweeper War Badge by  Adolf Scholze - Zinc alloy

Lapland on December 5

A First War 5Th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Auction Archive Non-magneticA 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.