Wwi 173 Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge Archive 1914 in Kiel

1914 in Kiel

Krim Shield (zinc alloy

1914 Star w/clasp

Moore Barracks at Shorncliffe on February 28th with a contusion to his back

Signature on Post War Photo: Dietrich (Dieter) Pekrun

Wwi 173 Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge Archive 1914 in KielWWI 173 Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge Browning copper, maker marked "GEO. H LEES & Co 1915" on the reverse, 44. 5 mm x 48 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario, under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 14, 1916 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Bruce with a strength of 32 officers and 930 other ranks. In England,