Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Hold Instituted 1798 by Grand Duke

Instituted 1798 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz

at the age of 71

quadruple staple-bound

and weighs 38

constructed of white wool with buckram cores

Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Hold Instituted 1798 by Grand DukeIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 37 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength of 24 officers and 634 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England