A First War 117Th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed First Class - Breast Star

First Class - Breast Star First Class

with large embossed seal on left bottom side of the document

a very large task force

1 of the Lewis Gun section

smooth gray painted finish

A First War 117Th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed First Class - Breast StarCanada: Pickled brass, voided, unmarked, 39. 7 mm x 54. 3 mm, both lugs intact with the loop on one pinched, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutnant Colonel L. J. Gilbert with a strength of 36 officers and 943 other ranks. In England, the