Canada, CEF. A First War 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Collar Badge Pair Archive Boundary Bay

Boundary Bay

a hand embroidered national eagle with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed swastika of silver/aluminum wire thread

with one fold and some light fraying on the edges

one of which is also wearing an unidentified breast star below along with five other awards

the lid bearing the name of the order

Canada, CEF. A First War 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Collar Badge Pair Archive Boundary BayIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 29 mm (w) x 29. 5 mm (h) each, lugs intact on both badges, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 24, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. E. Bowen, with a strength of 27 officers and 746 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 9th