Canada, Cef. A 196Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive He was listed Stoker First

He was listed Stoker First Class on DTBR

With frosted silver frame and iron core

Siebrecht on reverse

in clay (slightly chipped at the 7 o’clock position)

part of the red felt centre on the cockade is missing exposing the underlying black painted base

Canada, Cef. A 196Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive He was listed Stoker FirstCanada: Browning copper, maker marked "O. B. ALLAN" on the reverse, 42. 8 mm x 50. 5 mm, both prongs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised from Western Universities with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. S. MacKay with a strength of 32 officers and 974 other ranks. In England, the Battalion