Canada, Cef. A 196Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity 14mm x 15mm

14mm x 15mm

Martin died of a heart attack April 21st 1943 from sickness due to an unknown cause

The cap measures 170 mm x 240 mm x 80 mm

bronze gilt and enamels

tiny enamel chipping

Canada, Cef. A 196Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity 14mm x 15mmCanada: Browning copper, maker marked "O. B. ALLAN" on the reverse, 42. 8 mm x 50. 5 mm, both prongs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised from Western Universities with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. S. MacKay with a strength of 32 officers and 974 other ranks. In England, the Battalion