149Th Battalion (Lambton) Overseas Cap Badge Auction Archive Kirby was in action three

Kirby was in action three months later and suffered a gun shot wound to his right leg on August 18

bright colors

He was already noted for being 'one the smartest officers in the Battalion

Military Medal and bar

a copy of his Service Record

149Th Battalion (Lambton) Overseas Cap Badge Auction Archive Kirby was in action three149th Battalion (Lambton) Overseas Cap Badge In pickled brass, 43mm, very fine. Footnote: An other ranks pickled cap badge to the 149th (Lambton) Battalion CEF (Babin E. 149, Charlton 149 4) By Inglis but not maker marked. The 149th Battalion was raised in Lambton County with mobilization headquarters at Watford effective December 22nd 1915. The Battalion did not sail for England until March 28th 1917 and with only about 50% of the usual 1050 man