Canada, Cef. A 19Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction badge in Gold and enamels

badge in Gold and enamels

maker marked "GEMSCO N

scattered gilt wear and spotting on the VM

Footnote: The Medal of Merit for the Liberation of Rome was instituted on September 27

making him seven years older that what he stated his age to be upon enlisting

Canada, Cef. A 19Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction badge in Gold and enamelsType II. In browning copper, measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 52. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, green oxidation evident on the reverse, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed on May 13, 1915 with a strength of 41 officers and 1,075 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. J. McLaren. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with