A First War 131St Infantry Battalion "Westminster Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Sterling silver with blue enamels

Sterling silver with blue enamels

He was a resident of Belleville

reverse Meeanee 1843

to Lieutenant Colonel Cecil E

Order of the Red Eagle Stacked Ribbon: 14

A First War 131St Infantry Battalion "Westminster Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Sterling silver with blue enamelsCanada: Browning copper, maker marked "O. B. ALLAN" on the reverse, 36. 7 mm x 42. 5 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in New Westminster under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Taylor with a strength of 32 officers and 954 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 30th Infantry