Wwi 178Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Hold with original ribbon minus clasp

with original ribbon minus clasp

issued to "William Neilson

1916 and sent to England for medical treatment

Two Award Documents to the 23rd Pioneer Battalion

1 July 1920: Accepted into the M

Wwi 178Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Hold with original ribbon minus claspWWI 178th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Version I Pickled copper, unmarked, 32. 8 mm x 44. 7 mm, intact lugs and pin, one lug bent forward, scattered gilt wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec and Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Victoriaville, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 4, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. de la B. Girouard