Wwi 172Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Auction 2 Clasps - SOUTH AFRICA

2 Clasps - SOUTH AFRICA 1901

where he was to take the Air Gunner Course

For his WWI service

The steel scabbard appears without dents

2 mm x 38 mm

Wwi 172Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Auction 2 Clasps - SOUTH AFRICAWWI 172nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Browning copper, maker marked "O. B. ALLAN" on the reverse, 42. 7 mm x 51 mm, intact lugs and pin, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Kamloops area of British Columbia, with mobilization headquarters at Kamloops under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed October 25, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Vicars with a strength of 32 officers and 972