Canada, Cef. A 23Rd Infantry Battalion "Montreal Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive on a red cotton armband

on a red cotton armband

"Kanonenkreuz" - Greened bronze

within it is a Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1870 with a silvered frame and a blackened iron core (magnetic)

and it was a picture of his wife and his one-year-old daughter back home in Winnipeg

Wolesley obtained a commission as an ensign in the 12th Foot on March 12

Canada, Cef. A 23Rd Infantry Battalion "Montreal Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive on a red cotton armbandIn brass, measuring 49. 7 mm (w) x 46. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, tiny green oxidation spot on the obverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Quebec City under the authority of G. O. 26, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 23, 1915 with a strength of 35 officers and 942 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. W. Fisher. In