A First War 117Th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity 1957 version

1957 version

a young Canadian artillery officer

the dome lined in a rust-coloured synthetic moisture-resistant fabric and brandishing a diamond-shaped celluloid moisture shield

Paratroop Badge - cloth version

A First War 117Th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity 1957 versionCanada: Pickled brass, voided, unmarked, 39. 7 mm x 54. 3 mm, both lugs intact with the loop on one pinched, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutnant Colonel L. J. Gilbert with a strength of 36 officers and 943 other ranks. In England, the