A First War 217Th Infantry Battalion "Qu'appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed A 1936 Sächsische Leipzig Frontsoldaten

A 1936 Sächsische Leipzig Frontsoldaten Kriegsopfer-Ehrentag badge

mounted to a bronze gilt with dark blue enamelled cross base

hallmarked “J

1871 by Kaiser Wilhelm I of Prussia

Badge in die stamped silvered tombac

A First War 217Th Infantry Battalion "Qu'appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed A 1936 Sächsische Leipzig FrontsoldatenCanada: Pickled copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by R. J. Inglis Limited, 37 mm x 45 mm, both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength