Canada, CEF. A 82nd Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive reverse inscribed "FÜR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNG"

reverse inscribed "FÜR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNG" inside a horizontal box in the centre

was blond and beardless

the reverse with white enameled arms and a white enameled center medallion

3mm (h – inclusive of integral ball suspension)

one of a kind drawings by the famous Hungarian Artist

Canada, CEF. A 82nd Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive reverse inscribed "FÜR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNG"In browning copper, voided, measuring 35 mm (w) x 42. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion left Canada on May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Lowry with a strength of 34 officers and 1,006 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion in England. It was disbanded