Canada, Cef. A 217Th Infantry Battalion "Qu'appelle Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction August 1st

August 1st

With the pause in the naval bombardment

Footnote: The Order of Skanderbeg was founded in 1925 by Ahmed ben Zogu

constructed of polished obsidian or onyx mineral

Canada, Cef. A 217Th Infantry Battalion "Qu'appelle Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction August 1stIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), very light contact, 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 of 24 officers and 634 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England on June