Canada, CEF. A 49th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Archive topped by a crown

topped by a crown

Farr was posted to the 1st Australian Army Pay Corps

85mm (w) x 57

Footnote: Private Hugh Williams is shown on the roll of the 65 man 1st Chatham Infantry Company and is listed on page 162 of the "Canada General Service Medal Roll

the seventh postcard is sepia-toned (seven paratroopers boarding an airplane with a verse entitled "Das Lied der Fallschirmjäger" (The Song of the Paratrooper) below

Canada, CEF. A 49th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Archive topped by a crownIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 34. 3 mm (w) x 39 mmm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was also at Edmonton. The Battalion sailed June 4, 1915 with a strength of 36 officers and 996 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Griesbach. The Battalion served in France