Canada, Cef. A 63Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction Archive Instituted on 2 December 1849

Instituted on 2 December 1849

49 mm x 110 mm

a white cotton tag hand inscribed in blue ink with the size "57" sewn in place at the rear seam

with fifty-three officers and men perishing

1930’s Spanish Fascist Member’s Badge - in silvered metal

Canada, Cef. A 63Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction Archive Instituted on 2 December 1849In blackened brass, measuring 36 mm (w) x 47. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Alberta under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. Mobilization headquarters was at Edmonton, Alberta. The Battalion sailed April 22, 1916 with a strength of 36 officers and 1,018 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. B. McLeod. The Battalion was absorbed by the 9th Reserve