Canada, Cef. A 78Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction on December 24

on December 24

reverse inscribed "80 JAHRE 2

with scattered patina on the frame from age (possibly previously cleaned)

ootnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R

the face with head of King Chulalongkorn the Great (Rama V) facing left within a border with his title in Thai characters

Canada, Cef. A 78Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction on December 24In blackened copper, measuring 37 mm (w) x 45. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, traces of the blackening remains, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Kirkcaldy with a strength of 37 officers and 1,097 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 12th