A First War 24Th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Cap Badge Auction Archive Ekkehard Kylling - Schmidt

Ekkehard Kylling - Schmidt

attached to 27mm wide "War Commemorative" ribbon by prongs

until he was transferred to be a battalion commander in the 170th Infantry Regiment

they were deployed in close proximity to the enemy north of GOCH

each with one hole at the tip for placement of the drawstring

A First War 24Th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Cap Badge Auction Archive Ekkehard Kylling - SchmidtA First War 24th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 34. 5 mm x 39. 5 mm, intact slider, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Montreal, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 15, 1915 with a strength of 42 officers and 1,082 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Gunn. The Battalion served in