Canada, Cef. A 56Th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, By R.j.inglis, C.1915 Auction Dutch coat-of-arms above downward-pointing swords

Dutch coat-of-arms above downward-pointing swords in gold-coloured ink on the lid

A First War Group to the Rifle Brigade

superimposed on black skies

lit up the dark

maker mark on six o’clock cross arm “W” for Johann Wagner & Sohn of Berlin

Canada, Cef. A 56Th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, By R.j.inglis, C.1915 Auction Dutch coat-of-arms above downward-pointing swordsIn pickled copper, maker marked "R. J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 36 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