Canada. A 197Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C. 1915 Newly Listed in silvered bullion wire in

in silvered bullion wire in various textures

inscribed "CANADA" above

between June 1940 and November 1941

on the 28th

and in Greenock

Canada. A 197Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C. 1915 Newly Listed in silvered bullion wire in"Scandinavian Overseas Battalion Vikings of Canada". In pickled copper, voided, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 37. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada, with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed January 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Forseca with a strength of 9 officers