A First War 129Th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge Newly Listed 11 Technical Detachment in Montreal

11 Technical Detachment in Montreal

it appears to have been apart for cleaning about years ago and is once again building a nice natural patina

measuring 46 mm x 23 mm

" on the bottom row in red felt sewn in place

It is woven in golden-yellow threads with a national tri-colour (black-white-red) cockade directly beneath

A First War 129Th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge Newly Listed 11 Technical Detachment in MontrealBronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, voided, unmarked, 43 mm x 51. 5 mm, horizontal pinback, chipping evident in the white and blue enamels, scattered gilt wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of Wentworth, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Dundas, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 24, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. E. S.