A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils/90Th Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge United Republic of scattered wear evident in the

scattered wear evident in the blackening on the raised portions of the badge

naming his next-of-kin as his father

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and now a Lieutenant-Colonel

A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils/90Th Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge United Republic of scattered wear evident in theCanada; Pickled copper, unmarked, 46 mm (w) x 39 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Port Arthur and Kenora, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. J. Lipsett with a strength of 45 officers and 1,085 other ranks.