A First War 218Th Canadian Infantry Battalion Collar Badge Pair Hold Was still rather weak when

Was still rather weak when he enlisted

two inches and signed his Attestation Paper as a Major with the 5th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry"

proceeding overseas to France with the Canadian Field Artillery on April 9

He was invalided to Canada on November 26

confirming his actual birth year as 1858

A First War 218Th Canadian Infantry Battalion Collar Badge Pair Hold Was still rather weak when"Edmonton Irish": Pickled brass, unmarked, 25. 5 mm x 28. 8 mm each, intact lugs, one with a pin, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Edmonton, Alberta with mobilization headquarters at Victoria under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed February 17, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. K. Cornwall with a strength of 32 officers and 883 other ranks. In England, the