Canada, CEF. A 171st Infantry Battalion "The Quebec Rifles" Cap Badge Auction Archive 98 mm x 177 mm)

98 mm x 177 mm)

(Photographs and Art Prints)

its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea

a very scarce case

3rd Class for Twelve Years' Service (with Luftwaffe eagle clasp)

Canada, CEF. A 171st Infantry Battalion "The Quebec Rifles" Cap Badge Auction Archive 98 mm x 177 mm)In pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 42. 5 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), both lugs intact, the obverse with residue evident in the recessed areas from cleaning, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Quebec City under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 24, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Sir W. Price with a strength of 27 officers and 574 other