Canada, Cef. A 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive where he served in the

where he served in the rank of Chief Engineer Room Artificer

and served aboard the heavy cruiser USS Portland from June 1934 to June 1937 before he started flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola

New Brunswick)

sticker residue on their reverses

A Canadian Made First War Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Cap Badge - Bronze gilt

Canada, Cef. A 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive where he served in theIn pickled copper, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Essex County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Windsor under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 31, 1916 aboard the S. S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Welch with a strength of 36 officers and 825 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool,