A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Hold Footnote: 40419 Sergeant John Donald

Footnote: 40419 Sergeant John Donald Matheson was born on October 6

Accompanied by a Bronze Star Ribbon Bar

He was found to have been illegally absent from camp and deserting H

9061" on the edge

Following the First World War he became a career officer in the army

A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Hold Footnote: 40419 Sergeant John DonaldA First War 8th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 38 mm x 45. 5 mm, intact lugs, cleaned, light contact, near 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