Wwi 124Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude glue residue on the reverse

glue residue on the reverse from previous mounting)

He was awarded the Defence Medal

Sergeant George Hillier was wounded by shrapnel on August 4

He would not surrender and kept on firing until he had used up the last of his ammunition"

Hoflieferant SCHROBENHAUSEN"

Wwi 124Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude glue residue on the reversePickled copper, maker marked ELLIS BROS. TORONTO, 46. 5 mm x 47 mm, intact lugs, excellent stamping, crisp detail, nice patina, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 9, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. C. V. Chadwick witha strength of 32 officers and 1,004 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was redesignated