Canada, Cef. A 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive addressed to The Secretary

addressed to The Secretary

minor notes n the reverse

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CORPS) Naming is engraved in large block capitals

Canada, Cef. A 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive addressed to The SecretaryIn pickled copper, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Essex County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Windsor under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 31, 1916 aboard the S. S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Welch with a strength of 36 officers and 825 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool,