Wwi 117Th Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Signatures (2) on Post War

Signatures (2) on Post War Photo: Otto Baum

Footnote:  The Unqualified Air Gunners and Flight Engineers Badge was introduced on  April 25

1915 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers on January 29

Enlisting in the 53rd (Northern Saskatchewan) Battalion in December 1914

when he was admitted to No

Wwi 117Th Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Signatures (2) on Post WarWWI 117th Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge Copper, maker marked "G. F. HEMSLEY Co LIMITED" on the reverse, 41. 7 mm x 55. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. J. Gilbert with a strength of 36 officers and 943