Canada, CEF. A 45th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment" Cap Badge Newly Listed the obverse with a central

the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a Gold figure of the Immaculata

It features a central canister topped on the crown by a ventilation shaft hidden by a dome lined in an identical canvas

marked “Solingen Wald” (Solingen Forest) on the reverse

light contact on the hanger

Canada, CEF. A 45th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment" Cap Badge Newly Listed the obverse with a centralIn pickled brass, voided, unmarked, measuring 37 mm (w) x 43. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Brandon under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 13, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. J. Clarke with a strength of 38 officers and 720 other ranks, arriving in England on March 25th. In England,