Canada, CEF. A 171st Infantry Battalion "The Quebec Rifles" Cap Badge GTRexclude From April 1944

From April 1944

furious attacks of the enemy followed

with much of its original detailing remaining

the edge marked with a crescent moon indicating German manufacture

Canada, CEF. A 171st Infantry Battalion "The Quebec Rifles" Cap Badge GTRexclude From April 1944In pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 42. 5 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), both lugs intact, the obverse with residue evident in the recessed areas from cleaning, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Quebec City under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 24, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Sir W. Price with a strength of 27 officers and 574 other