Description
as well as to military personnel for zealous service
black reinforced backer
6 mm x 41 mm
three submarine tally ribbons
surface rust on the reverse
Wwi 159Th Infantry Battalion "1St Algonquin" Cap Badge Archive as well as to militaryWWI 159th Infantry Battalion "1st Algonquin" Cap Badge Browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse, 41. 7 mm x 48. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Nipissing and Sudbury areas of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Haileybury under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. F. Armstrong with a strength of 32