Wwi 39Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef certificate_of_authenticity small loss to black lacquer

small loss to black lacquer

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an excellent

81 mm long x 13

Many escaped the ship but died of hypothermia or burns suffered when escaped fuel ignited on the water

Wwi 39Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef certificate_of_authenticity small loss to black lacquerWWI 39th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Browning copper, unmarked, 37. 5 mm x 38. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southeastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Belleville, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed June 24, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. A. V. Preston with 40 officers and 1,003 other ranks. It was absorbed into the 6th Reserve