Canada, Cef. A 159Th Infantry Battalion "1St Algonquin" Cap Badge, By Ellis Bros, C.1915 Newly Listed (Luftwaffe Bergmütze)

(Luftwaffe Bergmütze)

most of the fasces having been lost to time

Instituted on 19 September 1783

Hislop and M

Canada, Cef. A 159Th Infantry Battalion "1St Algonquin" Cap Badge, By Ellis Bros, C.1915 Newly Listed (Luftwaffe Bergmütze)In blackened copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS" on the reverse, measuring 42 mm (w) x 50. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, one of which is pinched, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Nipissing and Sudbury areas of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Haileybury under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. F. Armstrong with a strength of 32