Canada, CEF. A 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed constructed of gilded magnetic metal

constructed of gilded magnetic metal with insignia

000 including Afghan regular troops and five batteries of artillery including some very modern Armstrong guns

reverse marked with blue and red ink

with the exterior retaining some of its original paint

Only the 1st and 2nd Battalions were regulars

Canada, CEF. A 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed constructed of gilded magnetic metalIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs bent but intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 79th Infantry Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 24, 1916 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. Clinglan. In England, the