Canada, Cef. A 1St Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity The Battalion sailed January 16

The Battalion sailed January 16

The interior of the tunic presents plain with two small pockets at the bottom of each flap

maker marked DESCHLER U

as they were of the German minority in Hungary and therefore liable for military service

2) A RAD “Labour Thanks” badge

Canada, Cef. A 1St Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity The Battalion sailed January 16In browning copper, measuring 51. 2 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The 1st Mounted Rifle Battalion was organized on March 15, 1915, in Brandon, Manitoba. It served in France from September 21, 1915, until the armistice and disbanded on November 15, 1920.