Canada, CEF. A WWI 12th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction civil version

civil version

Pearkes was opposed to the Dieppe Raid and was eventually removed from command of the Corps as a result

a reinforced hole on the end of each panel with leather reinforcing rings on the undersides

at the age of 73

he re-established communication and continued to send most valuable information back to his battery

Canada, CEF. A WWI 12th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction civil versionWWI 12th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse, 43. 7 mm x 44. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. F. McLeod with a strength of 45