Description
81st Labour Group
good very fine)
dated May 19
exhibiting only minor wear overall
Smeeton was an Aide to Rear Admiral (Engineer) Simpson until his second and final retirement in 1948
Wwi 172Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Auction 81st Labour GroupWWI 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