Canada. A First War 224Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude ring marked "55"

ring marked "55"

Thompson was a resident of Canfield

lightly soiled from period use

000 reserves the army required on a permanent basis

7 mm (w) x 25

Canada. A First War 224Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude ring marked "55"In pickled copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Hemsley, measuring 45. 7 mm (w) x 47. 5 mm (h), both lugs and pin intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The 224th Infantry Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario on July 15, 1916, under the authority of G. O. 69, with its mobilization headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. The battalion sailed for England on May 19, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. McDougall, with a strength of