Canada, CEF. A 86th Infantry Battalion "86th Machine Gun Battalion" Cap Badge, by Lees & Co Hold nominated on 6 August 1943

nominated on 6 August 1943 for a single wound

the reverse with a central date of “1916”

Silvered metal with red

measuring 51 mm x 43 mm

Canada, CEF. A 86th Infantry Battalion "86th Machine Gun Battalion" Cap Badge, by Lees & Co Hold nominated on 6 August 1943In browning copper, voided, maker marked "LEES & Co. 1915" on the reverse, measuring 47. 8 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Hamilton, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 22, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. W. Stewart with a strength of 36 officers and 1,072 other ranks. In England, the