Canada, CEF. A 56th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge Archive trained and equipped as hussars

trained and equipped as hussars

the inside strand with three links

the eagle demonstrates loss of its silver finish and is in a very fine condition

Class 1914 - Magnetic center

Canada, CEF. A 56th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge Archive trained and equipped as hussarsIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 35. 8 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 23, 1916 aboard the S. S. Baltic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. C. G. Armstrong with a strength of 40 officers and 1,070 other ranks, arriving in