Canada, Cef. A 82Nd Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction 1941 he flew 5 minesweeper

1941 he flew 5 minesweeper missions off the coast of Greece and during the Battle of Crete

On the underside of the sash at the top is a slotted leather tab

87 mm (w) x 40

We shall sorely miss his helping hand in these trying times

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Canada, Cef. A 82Nd Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction 1941 he flew 5 minesweeperIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 35. 2 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion left Canada on May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Lowry with a strength of 34 officers and 1,006 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion in England. It was disbanded on