A First War 75Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction Archive Fabricated from fine aluminum bullion

Fabricated from fine aluminum bullion wire and green thread

typical WW1 period issue cross

measuring 87 mm x 29 mm

the tab is backed with beige buckram backing (a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue)

and is in overall mint condition

A First War 75Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction Archive Fabricated from fine aluminum bullionBrowning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT B'HAM" on the reverse, 46. 5 mm x 46. 8 mm, both lugs intact, residue in the recessed ares from cleaning, spotting, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 29, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S. G. Beckett, with a strength of 36 officers