Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Republic of overlaid by central double-sided white

overlaid by central double-sided white cotton diamonds bearing dyed black mobile swastikas

in ceramic

before becoming a cashier in a restaurant in 1951

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flanked on each side by four radiant sun rays and oak leaves with two acorns

Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Republic of overlaid by central double-sided whiteIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 37 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), very light contact, 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 of 24 officers and 634 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England