Canada, Cef. A 111Th Infantry Battalion "South Waterloo Battalion" Cap Badge Archive the first of the party

the first of the party

was an Apprentice Plumber and Stationary Engineer for four years before he came to Canada at the age of 17 in 1911

at the age of 41 years and 10 months (two months shy of his 42nd birthday but the examiner stated his age officially as 40 on the Attestation Paper)

astern or across her deck

on original triangular ribbon with hook and eye

Canada, Cef. A 111Th Infantry Battalion "South Waterloo Battalion" Cap Badge Archive the first of the partyCanada; Browning copper, unmarked, 37 mm (w) x 49. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Waterloo County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Galt under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 27, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Clarke with a strength of 25 officers and 637 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 35th