A First War 217Th Infantry Battalion "Qu'appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed mounted to a bronze gilt

mounted to a bronze gilt with dark blue enamelled cross base

in patinated and silvered bronze

and "38" Collar Insignia (bronze

hallmarked “J

A First War 217Th Infantry Battalion "Qu'appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed mounted to a bronze giltCanada: Pickled copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by R. J. Inglis Limited, 37 mm x 45 mm, both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength