Canada, CEF. A 181st Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge United Republic of measuring 150 mm (w) x

measuring 150 mm (w) x 215 mm (l)

by Geoffrey P

center applique in silver gilt and enamels

the obverse bearing a printed multi-coloured unit emblem

Canada, CEF. A 181st Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge United Republic of measuring 150 mm (w) xIn browning copper with a slight blackened finish, voided, maker marked "RESSOR" on the reverse, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks and surface wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Brandon district of Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Brandon under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 18, 1917 aboard the S. S.