Canada,Cef. A 54Th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 Archive 2 mm x 54 mm

2 mm x 54 mm

measuring 160 mm x 200 mm and is string-bound)

maker marked “CW” on the reverse

and reverted to the rank of Private upon the transfer

and signed in blue ink by the Commanding General and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe Command East

Canada,Cef. A 54Th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 Archive 2 mm x 54 mmIn blackened copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT, B'HAM" on the reverse, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 38. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Nelson, British Columbia. The Battalion sailed November 22, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. M. Davis with a strength of 36 officers and 1,111 other