Canada, Cef. A 239Th Infantry Battalion "Railway Construction Corps" Cap Badge, By Birks, C.1916 Archive 9068 Gunner James Young

9068 Gunner James Young

the left collar tab is finished in plain black wool bordered with the twisted aluminum cord piping

Silver with blue

Footnote: The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Hornet in detail: "We were all aboard by 8 o'clock the next morning

Canada, Cef. A 239Th Infantry Battalion "Railway Construction Corps" Cap Badge, By Birks, C.1916 Archive 9068 Gunner James YoungIn browning copper, maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on the reverse, measuring 45. 5 mm (w) x 45. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Ontario and Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Valcartier under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed December 15, 1916 under the command of Major V. L. MacDonald with a strength of 26 officers and 738 other ranks. In France,