Canada, CEF. A WWI 12th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction inscribed in the centre "PRESENTED

inscribed in the centre "PRESENTED BY THE KING TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH IN THE HOPE THAT FRIENDLY COMPETITION AND EFFICIENT TRAINING MAY HELP IT TO FORGE NEW LINKS OF EMPIRE" and surrounded by the inscription "KING'S TROPHY COMPETITION"

Mounted as worn Italian style

90 mm x 140 mm)

civil version

at the age of 73

Canada, CEF. A WWI 12th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction inscribed in the centre "PRESENTEDWWI 12th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse, 43. 7 mm x 44. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. F. McLeod with a strength of 45