on original ribbon with safety pin attachment
After retiring from the Royal Canadian Navy in 1951
The change in design could also have been inspired by economic shortcomings at the time
A First War Spanish Volunteer’s “Joffre" Medal - awarded to Spanish volunteers fighting in France
Canada, Cef. A 117Th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Buy Now on original ribbon with safetyIn pickled copper, voided, maker marked "G. F. HEMSLEY Co. LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 54. 7 mm (h), both lungs intact, one of which is bent back, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. J. Gilbert with a strength