Canada, Cef. A 33Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 Hold 1940 in Montreal

1940 in Montreal

The Battalion sailed January 16

Bergmann of Vienna

Looped through the middle button hole is a War Merit Cross ribbon

of bakelite

Canada, Cef. A 33Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 Hold 1940 in MontrealIn browning copper, measuring 35. 5 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in London, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 17, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. Wilson with a strength of 40 officers and 946 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 36th Infantry Battalion in England. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.