Wwi 3Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Hold edge stamped

edge stamped

joining the RAF as an apprentice "Boy Mechanic" in 1920

then transferred to the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa

dual recessed points on the nut' end

He enlisted for twelve years' service

Wwi 3Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Hold edge stampedWWI 3rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Browning copper, voided, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, 42. 5 mm x 51 mm, intact lugs and pin, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Rennie with a strength of