Wwi 117Th Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge Hold bottom marked "B

bottom marked "B

held in place by large capped rivets on either end and a central rivet

Europe and Africa and the various stops around the Atlantic

Later that same month

Thomas was discharged from active service on October 5

Wwi 117Th Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge Hold bottom marked "BWWI 117th Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge Copper, maker marked "G. F. HEMSLEY Co LIMITED" on the reverse, 41. 7 mm x 55. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. J. Gilbert with a strength of 36 officers and 943