Wwi 159Th Infantry Battalion "1St Algonquin" Cap Badge GTRexclude dome lined in light purple

dome lined in light purple silk

then discharged to duty

the Kampfhilfe badge was given to any member of the NSD St

maker marked "P

measures approximately 62mm x 48mm

Wwi 159Th Infantry Battalion "1St Algonquin" Cap Badge GTRexclude dome lined in light purpleWWI 159th Infantry Battalion "1st Algonquin" Cap Badge Browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse, 41. 7 mm x 48. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Nipissing and Sudbury areas of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Haileybury under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. F. Armstrong with a strength of 32