Canada. A 47Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude in blackened tombac (black lacquer

in blackened tombac (black lacquer nearly completely gone)

091 other ranks

a Kaiser Wilhelm I 100th Birthday Commemorative Medal

the left corner has VIRIBUS UNITIS 9

with German inscription

Canada. A 47Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude in blackened tombac (black lacquerRegular leaf design. In browning copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Jacoby, measuring 39. 2 mm (w) x 41 mm (h), three of four prongs intact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at New Westminster. The Battalion sailed November 13, 1915, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. N. Winsby with a strength of 36