Wwi 2Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1St Version Archive Type II (1945-1991)

Type II (1945-1991)

stamped with the RCAF insignia and the initials "S

size stamped "59" in red ink

flanked by bows of battleships ploughing through high seas

Wwi 2Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1St Version Archive Type II (1945-1991)WWI 2nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1st Version Two piece construction, browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse, 42. 7 mm x 44. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 with a strength of 45 officers and 1,098 other ranks under the command